It is permissible to lend money for a fixed time or sell on credit for a fixed time.
Darussalam · Volume 3
43 - THE BOOK OF LOANS, PAYMENT OF LOANS, FREEZING OF PROPERTY, AND BANKRUPTCY.Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2404 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 119
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2404. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: Allāh's Messenger ﷺ mentioned an Israeli man who asked another Israeli to lend him money, and the latter gave it to him for a fixed period. (Abū Hurairah mentioned the rest of the narration.) [See chapter: Kafāla in loans and debts. Hadith 2291].
2404 - وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ، حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَنَّهُ ذَكَرَ رَجُلًا مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، سَأَلَ بَعْضَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يُسْلِفَهُ، فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى»، فَذَكَرَ الحَدِيثَ
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(1) (H. 2403) The man became in need or in debt, so the Prophet ﷺ sold the slave for him although he had promised that he would be manumitted after his death.