The Ruling on Spending Riba Profits on Good Deeds
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Question:
This is Umm 'Abd Allah from Morocco. She asks: Is it permissible to get rid of riba (usury or interest) profits by spending them to help students of knowledge and to buy textbooks for them, for example?
Answer:
It is not permissible to spend forbidden money on good deeds. Only pure money and lawful earnings are to be placed in good deeds. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
This is Umm 'Abd Allah from Morocco. She asks: Is it permissible to get rid of riba (usury or interest) profits by spending them to help students of knowledge and to buy textbooks for them, for example?
Answer:
It is not permissible to spend forbidden money on good deeds. Only pure money and lawful earnings are to be placed in good deeds. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7505 — youtube.com (7:26)
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