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Is a conditional increase on the principal due to late payment of a debt considered usury (riba) if the lender takes it and donates it, and not usury if the lender does not use it for personal benefit?

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Imposing a fine on a borrower for delayed loan repayment is Islamically forbidden and is precisely the usury of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era). The lender's intention to donate the fine amount does not change this ruling. Therefore, the condition of a penalty fine for late payment is null and impermissible.

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