The ruling on accepting charity and zakah from one who deals in riba (usury or interest)
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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible for those in need to take charity and zakah from the people of riba?
Answer:
As for money that is from riba or from forbidden earnings, whatever it may be, if you know that this money is from forbidden earnings, do not take it and do not benefit from it ever. As for what you do not know, and he has wealth with him, some of it lawful and some of it forbidden, there is no harm in you taking it, because the default is permissibility.
He asks: Is it permissible for those in need to take charity and zakah from the people of riba?
Answer:
As for money that is from riba or from forbidden earnings, whatever it may be, if you know that this money is from forbidden earnings, do not take it and do not benefit from it ever. As for what you do not know, and he has wealth with him, some of it lawful and some of it forbidden, there is no harm in you taking it, because the default is permissibility.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1150- 4717] حكم قبول الصدقة والزكاة ممن يتعامل بالربا - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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