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Is increasing the broker's commission to include purchasing with my own money or with a loan from him, and unifying this commission in both cases, considered a circumvention of usury and thus Haram?

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It appears the question is about Forex and the leveraged trading system, which is a prohibited usurious loan because it is a loan that draws benefit for the broker through commissions. Therefore, borrowing from the broker is impermissible.

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