Do we accept a gift from a relative who works in riba (usury or interest) transactions?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from France says to us: A relative works in the stock market and in riba (usury or interest) transactions, and he gave us clothes as a gift for our newborn. Is it permissible for us to accept this gift and these clothes? Knowing that they may be from haram (forbidden) money.
Answer:
The rule is that if a person’s entire wealth is from haram (forbidden) and he has nothing from halal (lawful), then do not accept anything from him and do not eat from his food. As for the one who has both halal (lawful) and haram (forbidden), and you do not know whether this is from the halal (lawful) or from the haram (forbidden), the default is permissibility, and praise be to Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to eat from the food of the Jews, and they dealt in riba (usury or interest), because they had wealth from what is permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner from France says to us: A relative works in the stock market and in riba (usury or interest) transactions, and he gave us clothes as a gift for our newborn. Is it permissible for us to accept this gift and these clothes? Knowing that they may be from haram (forbidden) money.
Answer:
The rule is that if a person’s entire wealth is from haram (forbidden) and he has nothing from halal (lawful), then do not accept anything from him and do not eat from his food. As for the one who has both halal (lawful) and haram (forbidden), and you do not know whether this is from the halal (lawful) or from the haram (forbidden), the default is permissibility, and praise be to Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to eat from the food of the Jews, and they dealt in riba (usury or interest), because they had wealth from what is permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3313- 4717] هل نقبل الهدية من قريب لنا يعمل في معاملات ربوية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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