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Getting Rid of Riba Money

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person has riba (usury or interest) money, is it permissible for him to give it to the poor or spend it on orphans in order to get rid of it?

Answer:
He should get rid of it by putting it into general public projects, other than mosques. General public projects, such as roads, providing drinking water, or the like. General public projects.
Source المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 25-07-1438 هـ — alfawzan.live (1:12:18)

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