My father eats riba (usury or interest), and he knows it is forbidden, and I live with him in the same house, so what should I and my wife do?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I have a father who prays Fajr in congregation
The Shaykh:
I?
The questioner:
I have a father, a father? Yes, a father.
The Shaykh:
And a father.
The questioner:
He says: a father, and it is a father.
The Shaykh:
Yes, meaning it is better.
The questioner:
I have a father.
The Shaykh:
You know Arabic, yes.
The questioner:
Yes, he says: May Allah keep you safe. I have a father who prays Fajr in congregation and eats riba (usury or interest), and he knows it is forbidden. I live with him in the same house and eat from the same money, I and my wife. So what should I do?
The Shaykh:
If you are able to leave and distance yourself from him, you must do so. But if you are unable to leave and have nothing, you may stay out of dire necessity until you find a place for yourself and find a means of support to leave him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
And if you are able to leave and become independent, it is not permissible for you to stay with him. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I have a father who prays Fajr in congregation
The Shaykh:
I?
The questioner:
I have a father, a father? Yes, a father.
The Shaykh:
And a father.
The questioner:
He says: a father, and it is a father.
The Shaykh:
Yes, meaning it is better.
The questioner:
I have a father.
The Shaykh:
You know Arabic, yes.
The questioner:
Yes, he says: May Allah keep you safe. I have a father who prays Fajr in congregation and eats riba (usury or interest), and he knows it is forbidden. I live with him in the same house and eat from the same money, I and my wife. So what should I do?
The Shaykh:
If you are able to leave and distance yourself from him, you must do so. But if you are unable to leave and have nothing, you may stay out of dire necessity until you find a place for yourself and find a means of support to leave him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
And if you are able to leave and become independent, it is not permissible for you to stay with him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [810 -954] أبي يأكل الربا، ويعرف أنه حرام، وأعيش معه في نفس البيت، فماذا أفعل أنا وزوجتي؟ — youtube.com
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