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Is an increase in the value of installments after their postponement due to financial hardship considered usury (riba)?

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Any increase in the debt in exchange for deferment is unlawful Riba. The Islamic Fiqh Council of the Muslim World League has unanimously agreed that a creditor's condition for the debtor to pay a sum of money as a fine for late payment is a void condition and usury of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era). It should be clarified whether the amount to be paid (2800) is the previous installment or a new installment after the deferment.

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