What is the ruling on a merchant and a buyer dealing with a usurious bank in Palestine, knowing that the bank takes a 7% commission from the merchant when selling to a customer in installments, and no Islamic bank is available?
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This transaction is impermissible because the bank lends the price of the goods and recovers the loan amount with an increase (the commission) on it, and any increase on a loan amount is forbidden interest (riba). The -compliant alternative is Murabaha for the one who commands the purchase.
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