Is it permissible to purchase shares in companies whose products we use, such as Sony, Microsoft, and Toyota, given that their accounts are in interest-based banks in non-Islamic countries? And is this considered participation in sin or not?
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It is not permissible to buy shares in companies that deposit their money with usurious interest, whether these companies are in Islamic or non-Islamic countries. This is because buying shares in such a case is considered an engagement in riba (usury), whereas buying their products is merely dealing with someone who possesses (unlawful) money. There is a difference between the two matters.
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