Buying a house with a riba (usury or interest) loan
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for me to buy a house to live in through a riba loan if I cannot find a Sharia-compliant loan other than that?
Answer:
No, rent it, my brother. Rent it until you are able to buy the house. Praise be to Allah; renting is a solution to the problem. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for me to buy a house to live in through a riba loan if I cannot find a Sharia-compliant loan other than that?
Answer:
No, rent it, my brother. Rent it until you are able to buy the house. Praise be to Allah; renting is a solution to the problem. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وقد أخبر - صلى لله عليه وسلم - أن طائفة من أمته تستحل الربا باسم البيع — islamhouse.com (1:03:39)
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