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Is it permissible to exchange Saudi Riyals for US Dollars when there is a bank guarantee that will be disbursed after two months, and are Riyals considered a commodity that is purchased in this transaction?

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Selling riyals for dollars is permissible, provided that the exchange takes place in the same session of the contract and there is no deferment. Riyals are not a commodity; rather, they are a price for commodities. The aforementioned transaction is impermissible because it is based on "lend me and I lend you," which means the investor lends a sum to the bank for the bank to lend him double that amount. Other prohibitions may also be involved, such as borrowing with usury or assisting a usurious bank.

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