Is a fixed-rate mortgage still haram if the interest rate is fixed for several years?

Salams Mufti Saab!

I know mortgage is haraam but if someone has fixed there mortgage for a number of years so a fixed same amount is going out every month is it still haraam? as I have heard if the interest rate is fixed then its OK?

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Bismillah

Al-jawab billahi at-taufeeq (the answer with Allah’s guidance)

This is not permissible, as all conventional mortgage is Haraam whether the interest rate are fixed or not.

Please refer to: http://www.muftisays.com/qa.php?viewpage=viewQA&question=3907

http://www.muftisays.com/qa.php?viewpage=viewQA&question=102

And Only Allah Ta’ala Knows Best.

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Moulana Qamruz Zaman
London, UK

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