What is the ruling on paying a sum to a communications center every month to be granted a discount on the call rate?
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The questioner : ... the telephone company
The Shaykh : What company? What company?
The questioner : The telephone company, meaning the phone
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, that is what 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 : What company? What company?
The questioner : The telephone company, meaning the phone
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, that is what 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