What is the ruling on deposits (wadi'ah) in Islam?
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In the terminology of jurists, a deposit (wadi'ah) is money placed with a person for safekeeping. It is a name for the deposited money, and depositing is an authorization to preserve it gratuitously, and it is a permissible contract.
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