What is the ruling on what some governments do by giving people the profits of a certain amount, and then giving them the principal after five years?
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Question:
He says: In our country, the state gave every unemployed person a sum of money, but the state will give this amount to companies and some riba (usury or interest) banks, and then this person takes the profits resulting from the banks for five years, and after that they give him back the amount they employed for him. What is the ruling on taking these profits, given the difficulty of knowing the banks' profits? Repeat the question, may Allah keep you safe. He says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, in our country, the state gave every sane person a sum of money, but the state will give this amount to companies and some riba banks, and then this person takes the profits resulting from the banks and companies for five years, and after that they give him back the amount they employed for him. What is the ruling on taking these profits, given the difficulty of knowing the banks' profits?
Answer:
If you know that these profits are from riba, it is not permissible for you to take them. Allah has cursed the one who eats riba, the one who gives it, the one who writes it, and its two witnesses. If you know that these amounts are from riba, it is not permissible for you to take them.
He says: In our country, the state gave every unemployed person a sum of money, but the state will give this amount to companies and some riba (usury or interest) banks, and then this person takes the profits resulting from the banks for five years, and after that they give him back the amount they employed for him. What is the ruling on taking these profits, given the difficulty of knowing the banks' profits? Repeat the question, may Allah keep you safe. He says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, in our country, the state gave every sane person a sum of money, but the state will give this amount to companies and some riba banks, and then this person takes the profits resulting from the banks and companies for five years, and after that they give him back the amount they employed for him. What is the ruling on taking these profits, given the difficulty of knowing the banks' profits?
Answer:
If you know that these profits are from riba, it is not permissible for you to take them. Allah has cursed the one who eats riba, the one who gives it, the one who writes it, and its two witnesses. If you know that these amounts are from riba, it is not permissible for you to take them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم ما تفعله بعض الحكومات من إعطاء أرباح مبلغ معين للناس ثم إعطاؤهم المبلغ بعد خمس سنوات؟ — youtube.com
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