Saahib al-'iinah

Saahib al-'iinah

In Islamic law, the borrower in a bai al-inah. In this contract, the borrower buys an item on credit and immediately sells it back to the original owner at a lower price for cash. This effectively creates a loan at interest, which is prohibited in Islam.

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