What is the ruling on obtaining a loan to purchase a used car, given the pressing need for it due to difficult transportation circumstances and a disability?
If a benevolent loan (qard hasan) does not stipulate an increase, it is permissible. However, a loan with a stipulated increase is forbidden usury (riba), a major sin. Potential hardship does not permit borrowing with usury. However, it is permissible to purchase a car in installments through murabaha with an Islamic bank, whereby the bank purchases the car and then sells it in installments.
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