I would like to ask you a question about buying a car by leasing. My wife wants to buy a car; we don't have money to pay cash and we don't have an Islamic bank in our country (Morocco). She needs to have a car to go to her work and avoid to taking public transportation because it's very bad and unrespectful of women.

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

For the ruling of the Shari'ah concerning buying a car by leasing, please refer to Fatwa 81863.

As a rule, what is forbidden cannot become lawful unless there is a dire need. So, if your wife is in dire need to work and she cannot go there safely by using public transportation, then she can buy a car by the way you mentioned as long as there is no other legal way.

Allah knows best.