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Is it permissible to use a prepaid debit card to purchase an electronic game from the internet, knowing that its use does not require an interest-based bank account, and the money in it neither increases nor decreases, and the card can be canceled at any time?

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The answer

If the card is rechargeable by the user, then there is no harm in using it. There is no objection to paying issuance fees to the bank, but one must avoid dealing with usurious banks except in cases of extreme necessity and when no Islamic alternative is available.

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