What is your advice to those who currently issue a ruling permitting work in riba (usury or interest) banks?
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Question:
Recently, people have appeared who issue rulings permitting work in riba (usury or interest) banks, arguing that not all transactions are forbidden, and also citing the scarcity of jobs and the high number of unemployed people. Is there a word to be said about this important issue? But the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the hadith:
Answer:
If one works in the banks, he has assisted them in consuming riba (usury or interest), whether by writing, by aggression, or by his job duties. This is cooperation with them. Even if he does not consume riba himself and only takes a salary, he has assisted in the consumption of riba, so he is cursed along with them. As for the one who issues a ruling on this, saying it is permissible, that is a mistake. The hadith curses the one who consumes riba, the one who facilitates it, its two witnesses, and its scribe. It curses the witnesses and the scribe because they assisted in the consumption of riba. So the bank employee is one who assists the people of the bank in consuming riba, even if he is a doorman who is careful; he is still assisting them.
Recently, people have appeared who issue rulings permitting work in riba (usury or interest) banks, arguing that not all transactions are forbidden, and also citing the scarcity of jobs and the high number of unemployed people. Is there a word to be said about this important issue? But the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the hadith:
The authentic hadith says: May Allah curse the one who consumes riba, the one who facilitates it, its two witnesses, and its scribe.
الصحيح لعن الله آكلة وموكله وشاهديه وكاتبه.Answer:
If one works in the banks, he has assisted them in consuming riba (usury or interest), whether by writing, by aggression, or by his job duties. This is cooperation with them. Even if he does not consume riba himself and only takes a salary, he has assisted in the consumption of riba, so he is cursed along with them. As for the one who issues a ruling on this, saying it is permissible, that is a mistake. The hadith curses the one who consumes riba, the one who facilitates it, its two witnesses, and its scribe. It curses the witnesses and the scribe because they assisted in the consumption of riba. So the bank employee is one who assists the people of the bank in consuming riba, even if he is a doorman who is careful; he is still assisting them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما نصيحتكم لمن يفتي الآن بجواز العمل في البنوك الربوية؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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