Is it permissible to take out an interest-bearing loan to provide housing for one's wife if the person works far from his place of residence, and Islamic loans are unavailable, while fearing for his wife from fitna (temptation/strife)?
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It is not permissible for you to take an interest-based loan, because if you do, you will have fallen into forbidden usury, and your described situation does not justify dealing with what is unlawful. You must oblige your wife to observe and modesty while your brothers are in the house, or else rent another house for her near your workplace.
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