Naming the riba of banks as interest
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The riba that banks pay is called interest. He asks: Is it permissible to change this name and deal with it as such?
Answer:
Riba is riba, even if it is called by another name. It is riba, even if it is called by another name. It is called interest, it is called transactions, it is riba. It is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The riba that banks pay is called interest. He asks: Is it permissible to change this name and deal with it as such?
Answer:
Riba is riba, even if it is called by another name. It is riba, even if it is called by another name. It is called interest, it is called transactions, it is riba. It is not permissible.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 26-06-1438 هـ — af.org.sa (1:00:34)
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