What is the ruling of Islamic law on reserving an apartment in a youth housing project by paying a down payment and the remainder in installments with a 5% interest rate, knowing there is a sum called "Owners' Association" that is deposited in the bank and its proceeds are spent on maintaining the building? What if the remaining amount is paid in a single lump sum? And is the "Owners' Association" sum considered usury (riba)?
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It is not permissible to purchase the apartment in the manner described, due to the usury this entails. The remaining part of the price is considered a debt upon you, and if interest is calculated on it, it becomes a prohibited usurious debt. Even if the entire price were paid to avoid usurious interest, it would not be possible to avoid paying the homeowners' association fee, which is deposited in a bank and invested with usury.
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