Is it permissible to exchange a commercial plot of land for another, paying only the monetary difference, and what is the ruling on that in Sharia?
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There is no harm in exchanging one plot of land for another, with the difference in value paid in cash, because land is not among the usurious commodities for which equality (in measure or weight) is stipulated in exchange.
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