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Is it permissible or impermissible to take a loan from a bank, and what is the ruling if the excess profits are expenses for the bank employees?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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All praise is due to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, and his companions. To proceed:

Taking a loan from a bank with interest is forbidden usury (riba), even if the interest is given other names, such as administrative fees or employee wages; this is merely beautifying the forbidden. If the bank were truthful, it would specify a fixed amount as an administrative fee, not a percentage of the principal. Allah knows best.

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