The ruling on paying off a debt from the interest of a riba (usury or interest) bank
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man has money in a riba (usury or interest) bank, and interest came to him from it, so is it permissible for him to pay off a debt he owes from it?
Answer:
No, this is forbidden. Riba is forbidden. Allah has cursed the one who consumes riba, the one who gives it, the one who witnesses it, and the one who writes it down.[Al-Baqarah 2:278] It is not permissible for him to take the riba; he should discard it.
He does not take it. But if he repents, if he has money from riba and he repents, and the riba is with him, then he gets rid of it by placing it in a general public project, like money that has no owner. He places it in a general public project to clear himself of it. As for saying, "I will take it from the bank and dispose of it and give it in charity," this is not permissible. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man has money in a riba (usury or interest) bank, and interest came to him from it, so is it permissible for him to pay off a debt he owes from it?
Answer:
No, this is forbidden. Riba is forbidden. Allah has cursed the one who consumes riba, the one who gives it, the one who witnesses it, and the one who writes it down.
O you who have believed, fear Allah and give up what remains [due to you] of interest
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَذَرُوا مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الرِّبَاHe does not take it. But if he repents, if he has money from riba and he repents, and the riba is with him, then he gets rid of it by placing it in a general public project, like money that has no owner. He places it in a general public project to clear himself of it. As for saying, "I will take it from the bank and dispose of it and give it in charity," this is not permissible. Yes.
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