What is the ruling on paying a sum to a communications center every month to get a discount on the call charges?
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The questioner : The telephone company
The Shaykh : The company, what company?
The questioner : The telephone company, the phone, I mean
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If you pay them three dollars every month and they give you a discount on the cost of calls, is that permissible?
The Shaykh : It is permissible.
The questioner : It is permissible.
The Shaykh : But if you are able to do the opposite, then that is not permissible, because they will take usury from you. The opposite is not permissible unless you are unable to do it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The company, what company?
The questioner : The telephone company, the phone, I mean
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If you pay them three dollars every month and they give you a discount on the cost of calls, is that permissible?
The Shaykh : It is permissible.
The questioner : It is permissible.
The Shaykh : But if you are able to do the opposite, then that is not permissible, because they will take usury from you. The opposite is not permissible unless you are unable to do it.
The questioner : Yes.
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