The benefit of riba money after repentance
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: The one who repents from a sin is like one who has no sin. If a person repents from riba (usury or interest), is he permitted to benefit from the riba money he has?
The Shaykh:
No, he must get rid of it by putting it into one of the public projects that benefit people. He gets rid of it and does not benefit from it.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says.
The Shaykh:
And Allah says:[Al-Baqarah 2:279] Do you leave the riba increase? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: The one who repents from a sin is like one who has no sin. If a person repents from riba (usury or interest), is he permitted to benefit from the riba money he has?
The Shaykh:
No, he must get rid of it by putting it into one of the public projects that benefit people. He gets rid of it and does not benefit from it.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says.
The Shaykh:
And Allah says:
But if you repent, you may have your principal
وَإِن تُبْتُمْ فَلَكُمْ رُءُوسُ أَمْوَالِكُمْ
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان-12-02-1440هـ — alfawzan.live (59:58)
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