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What is the ruling on paying a fee to a cousin in exchange for him withdrawing a sum of money from the bank and converting it to cash, in order to bypass the daily withdrawal limits?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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There is no harm in transferring money to your cousin's account for him to withdraw and give to you in exchange for a fee, as the money is yours and this is a permissible act. However, if he gives you the money before the transfer, it is a loan, and it is not permissible for him to take an increase on it, because that would be usury (riba). Ibn Qudamah narrated a consensus on the prohibition of every loan that draws a benefit. If he is to give you the money before the transfer, then it should be done gratuitously.

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