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What is the ruling on the transaction of a man who bought sheep for himself and another person, on a 50/50 basis, stipulating that his partner pay half the amount gradually from the profits of his shepherding of the sheep, or from another source, and then the other half would be his after settling the debt? Does this transaction involve usury (riba) or two sales in one sale? What is the solution if the transaction is invalid?

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This company is corrupt because the lender stipulated a benefit for himself from the borrower, and every loan that draws a benefit is usury (riba). The loan becomes void, and the sheep become the property of the owner of the money, while the other person is entitled to the customary wage for the duration of the grazing. The partnership can be rectified by the person borrowing the money and buying half of the sheep, with the profit being shared between them according to each one's capital, and then the debt is repaid.

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