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Are fixed rate mortgages allowed in Islam?

Answered by
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani, SunniPath Academy Teacher
Published
3 July 2005

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Question

Are fixed rate mortgages allowed in Islam?

Answer


Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullah,

No, because conventional mortgages are clearly ribawi (usurious), and thus sternly prohibited by clear Qur’anic texts.

Faraz Rabbani.

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