Is abandoning a house that was purchased with a bank loan and ceasing to pay the remaining amount considered a correct and rewarded action?
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Borrowing with interest to buy a house is impermissible, as it involves consuming usury (riba). Repentance from this sin is achieved through remorse and a firm resolve not to return to it. If returning the house to the bank is a means of having the interest waived, then do so; otherwise, your repentance alone is sufficient.
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