Borrowing with riba (usury or interest) to buy a house for residence in case of dire necessity
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person is in dire necessity to buy a house for residence, is it permissible for him to take out a riba loan for this purpose?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to use riba. As for the house, if he is unable to buy it, praise be to Allah, he can rent it until he is able to build one. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person is in dire necessity to buy a house for residence, is it permissible for him to take out a riba loan for this purpose?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to use riba. As for the house, if he is unable to buy it, praise be to Allah, he can rent it until he is able to build one. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 53 من 76/شرح فتح المجيد لشرح كتاب التوحيد/الصلاة في المقابر/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:11:32)
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