Getting rid of riba (usury or interest) money after repentance
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Another questioner says, may Allah preserve you: If a person repents from riba (usury or interest) and has some riba (usury or interest) money, is it permissible for him to give it to the poor, or is it only to be placed in public projects?
Answer:
He gives it to the poor, not as charity, but because he wants to get rid of it, so he gives it to those in need, just as lost money is given to those in need. And if he puts it in a cooperative, there is nothing wrong with that.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Another questioner says, may Allah preserve you: If a person repents from riba (usury or interest) and has some riba (usury or interest) money, is it permissible for him to give it to the poor, or is it only to be placed in public projects?
Answer:
He gives it to the poor, not as charity, but because he wants to get rid of it, so he gives it to those in need, just as lost money is given to those in need. And if he puts it in a cooperative, there is nothing wrong with that.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 26-06-1438 هـ — af.org.sa (1:09:55)
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