The ruling on a son taking money and its profits from a bank in which his father deposited it while he was a child

The questioner : The questioner says: My father deposited ten thousand pounds, which is my share, in one of the riba (usury or interest) banks in my name when I was a child. When I grew up, I found that the amount had reached eighteen thousand pounds. Some advisors told me that this money is haram (forbidden). What is his obligation? Knowing that the father is still alive.

The Shaykh : Because his father is still alive. We must know whether the father deposited the money for himself or for the son. What is understood from the question is that he deposited the money for the son. The son, without doubt, did not consent to this. So he should ask the bank where this increase came from? If they say it came from buying and selling and speculation, then it is halal (lawful) for him. If they say it came from riba (usury or interest), then it is haram (forbidden) for him, and it is not permissible for you.