The ruling on gifts that banks give to account holders
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The gifts that banks give to holders of current accounts, such as giving them, for example, a calendar, a watch, or something else,
The Shaykh:
meaning they give them.
The questioner:
a calendar.
The Shaykh:
that they give them.
The questioner:
that they give them a calendar or a watch or something else. Is it permissible to take them?
The Shaykh:
No. There is no good in banks, and they do not give anything except to attract you to them so that you deal with them. And some riba (usury or interest) may reach you from them. Yes, stay away from them, stay away from them. As for depositing money in them for safekeeping, there is nothing wrong with it. Depositing in them for safekeeping is permissible out of dire necessity, without taking any interest. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The gifts that banks give to holders of current accounts, such as giving them, for example, a calendar, a watch, or something else,
The Shaykh:
meaning they give them.
The questioner:
a calendar.
The Shaykh:
that they give them.
The questioner:
that they give them a calendar or a watch or something else. Is it permissible to take them?
The Shaykh:
No. There is no good in banks, and they do not give anything except to attract you to them so that you deal with them. And some riba (usury or interest) may reach you from them. Yes, stay away from them, stay away from them. As for depositing money in them for safekeeping, there is nothing wrong with it. Depositing in them for safekeeping is permissible out of dire necessity, without taking any interest. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 من 13/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (1438 هـ) /ويحبون أهل بيت رسول الله/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:07:19)
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