If the bank pays interest on the money deposited with it, should I leave it or get rid of it?
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The questioner:
If the bank pays interest on the money deposited with it, is that permissible? If the bank pays interest on the money deposited with it, is it permissible to take this interest and then get rid of it, or should it remain with them?
The Shaykh:
Get rid of it by leaving it, my brother. What are you going to do with it? This is riba (usury or interest); how can you take it? Leave what remains of the riba[Al-Baqarah 2:278] leave it, let it be with them, for they are the ones who will be burned by its fire and its barley. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if you deposit, you are a partner with them, but you deposited for safekeeping only. You do not take anything except the money you deposited.
If the bank pays interest on the money deposited with it, is that permissible? If the bank pays interest on the money deposited with it, is it permissible to take this interest and then get rid of it, or should it remain with them?
The Shaykh:
Get rid of it by leaving it, my brother. What are you going to do with it? This is riba (usury or interest); how can you take it? Leave what remains of the riba
O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due to you] of interest
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَذَرُوا مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الرِّبَاThe presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if you deposit, you are a partner with them, but you deposited for safekeeping only. You do not take anything except the money you deposited.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1705 -3022] إذا كان البنك يدفع فائدة على المال المودع عنده، فهل أتركها أم أتخلص منها؟ — youtube.com
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