Is the monthly association permissible in which participants agree that whoever receives the money shall host a dinner for the others, with the cost of the dinner deducted from the received amount, thus making the received amount differ from one month to another?
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The aforementioned association is permissible, but the condition of providing dinner for the one whose turn it is, is impermissible. This is because it is a stipulated benefit within a loan, and that is considered usury (riba).
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