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Is it permissible to work as an accounts receivable accountant in a real estate company that collects installments, late payment penalties (1.5% for each month of delay), and maintenance deposits, knowing that the company does not allow prayer in the mosque located below it?

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- It is not permissible to impose a fine for late payment of installments, as this constitutes usury (riba).

- It is not permissible to deposit the maintenance deposit into an interest-bearing investment account, as this entails assisting in usury.

- Congregational prayer in the mosque is obligatory, but if going to the mosque leads to dismissal from work, then it is permissible to pray in congregation at the workplace, provided the work itself is permissible.

- It is not permissible to work for a company if it involves writing usurious contracts, collecting usurious fines, or depositing money into interest-bearing accounts.

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