Is it obligatory to dispose of money earned from working with a car purchased with an interest-based loan due to necessity, and is it permissible to drive this car to fulfill needs?
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Usurious loans are absolutely forbidden by the Quran, , and scholarly consensus. Whoever has dealt with them must make a sincere repentance. Money earned from a car purchased with a usurious loan does not have to be disposed of because it was acquired through a legitimate means, and there is no objection to using the car for one's needs.
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