What is the ruling on borrowing a sum of money from a bank to pay it directly to a government entity in exchange for social housing, and is this considered usury (riba)?
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The questioner in the aforementioned transaction is a borrower with interest, and has undoubtedly fallen into usury. It is obligatory for him to repent to Allah and resolve not to return to such a sin.
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