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What is the Sharia ruling on the dealings of Al Baraka Bank Algeria, which buys a commodity (such as a house) at the request of the buyer, and then sells it to him at a higher price in installments, after the bank guarantees the buyer and verifies the price of the commodity?

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The consideration is for facts and contents, not for names and titles. The Murabaha sale to a purchasing agent, as conducted by Islamic banks, is not a valid sale unless the bank first acquires ownership of the commodity and then sells it to the customer at the agreed-upon price. If the bank merely pays the price of the commodity to the seller without acquiring ownership and title, then this is not a Murabaha sale but rather an usurious loan.

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