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Am I accountable for anything when I witnessed a debt document, knowing that the loan was interest-bearing, while the document stated that it was without interest?

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One must hasten to repent to Allah for committing two forbidden acts: remaining silent about usury and condoning it, and assisting in it by bearing witness, as it is a false testimony and one of the gravest major sins, and it is considered aiding in sin and aggression.

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