The ruling on performing Hajj with a prize from a riba (usury or interest) bank competition
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Question:
This questioner asks: Greetings, Shaykh. I have a relative who answered a competition held by one of the riba banks, and the prize was Hajj to the House of Allah. It is known that he had not performed Hajj before. Is this Hajj valid and does it fulfill the obligatory duty, or does he owe it? They took us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Hajj is valid, and taking riba is forbidden. He must repent to Allah. If he performed Hajj with money that is forbidden, his Hajj is valid, but it is like a Hajj from a story that is at risk of not being accepted. We ask Allah for safety.
Therefore, a person should not perform Hajj with impure earnings. He should seek pure earnings, not take from riba, not work like a broker for riba, and not possess riba money. He should seek pure earnings from the work of his hands, from what Allah has provided him through the work of his hands, from money he inherited, or a gift that came from the blessings of Allah. He should perform Hajj with pure money, not money from riba, nor money in which he committed theft, or acquired through smoking, or shaving beards, or other such evil trades. Yes. May Allah reward you.
This questioner asks: Greetings, Shaykh. I have a relative who answered a competition held by one of the riba banks, and the prize was Hajj to the House of Allah. It is known that he had not performed Hajj before. Is this Hajj valid and does it fulfill the obligatory duty, or does he owe it? They took us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Hajj is valid, and taking riba is forbidden. He must repent to Allah. If he performed Hajj with money that is forbidden, his Hajj is valid, but it is like a Hajj from a story that is at risk of not being accepted. We ask Allah for safety.
Therefore, a person should not perform Hajj with impure earnings. He should seek pure earnings, not take from riba, not work like a broker for riba, and not possess riba money. He should seek pure earnings from the work of his hands, from what Allah has provided him through the work of his hands, from money he inherited, or a gift that came from the blessings of Allah. He should perform Hajj with pure money, not money from riba, nor money in which he committed theft, or acquired through smoking, or shaving beards, or other such evil trades. Yes. May Allah reward you.
Source
فتاوى الحج 1410 هـ - 7 — archive.org (22:34)
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