Ruling on taking interest from a company fund and paying a fine from it
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The Shaykh : Welcome, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And Allah’s peace.
The questioner : You are with Nasser.
The Shaykh : Welcome, sir, please go ahead.
The questioner : I work at the electricity company, and they deduct from our salary. Each month, an amount of about ten dinars is saved for the employee when he leaves the company. This amount is invested and placed in banks, and interest is charged on it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : At the end of every year, they distribute these profits to the employees. We spend it, we distribute it, we put it in a mosque, or we put it in a public interest project. This time, before they distribute the profits, I committed a traffic violation for a traffic light, which was fifty-three dinars.
The Shaykh : A traffic light.
The questioner : A traffic violation.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to pay the fine from this amount?
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible. In the first place, you are not allowed to take this amount as lawful; rather, you only take your principal. As Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:279] And if you do take it, you must spend it on public utilities, not on personal interests.
The questioner : Understood.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : Okay, sir, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you, and upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Yes, peace be upon you, and upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Welcome.
The questioner : Huh?
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, I say
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And Allah’s peace.
The questioner : You are with Nasser.
The Shaykh : Welcome, sir, please go ahead.
The questioner : I work at the electricity company, and they deduct from our salary. Each month, an amount of about ten dinars is saved for the employee when he leaves the company. This amount is invested and placed in banks, and interest is charged on it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : At the end of every year, they distribute these profits to the employees. We spend it, we distribute it, we put it in a mosque, or we put it in a public interest project. This time, before they distribute the profits, I committed a traffic violation for a traffic light, which was fifty-three dinars.
The Shaykh : A traffic light.
The questioner : A traffic violation.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to pay the fine from this amount?
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible. In the first place, you are not allowed to take this amount as lawful; rather, you only take your principal. As Allah the Exalted said:
if you repent, you may have your principal - [thus] you do no wrong, nor are you wronged.
تُبْتُمْ فَلَكُمْ رُءُوسُ أَمْوَالِكُمْ لَا تَظْلِمُونَ وَلَا تُظْلَمُونَThe questioner : Understood.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : Okay, sir, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you, and upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Yes, peace be upon you, and upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Welcome.
The questioner : Huh?
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, I say
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 964 — d3watuna.com (18:44)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.