What is the ruling on taking a loan to purchase a medical clinic in Germany, and what is your advice regarding raising children in the West for those compelled to stay, taking into consideration the fatwa of a member of the European Council for Fatwa and Research permitting the loan and the circumstances surrounding work and upbringing in Germany?
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Borrowing with usury is a major sin, and it is impermissible to undertake it except in cases of dire necessity or something close to it. If your heart is not at ease with a that permits it, then do not proceed with it, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt." Strive to reside in Muslim lands due to the dangers that living in disbelieving lands poses to one's religion and morals.
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