What is the ruling on the salary of a bank employee?
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Question:
He says: I work in a bank. Is the salary I receive from the bank permissible or forbidden?
Answer:
As for a bank that deals in riba (usury or interest), or any other entity, anyone who deals in riba, whether individuals, companies, institutions, or banks, do not work for them or be employed by them. If you work for them and are employed by them, you are assisting them in consuming riba. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who consumes riba, the one who facilitates it, the two witnesses, and the scribe. The witness and the scribe did not consume the riba, but they are cursed because they cooperated with the one who consumes riba through testimony and writing. This is the case of the employee. The employee is a scribe. The employee in the bank, or in the riba-based institution or company, is a scribe, and the curse applies to him. Yes.
He says: I work in a bank. Is the salary I receive from the bank permissible or forbidden?
Answer:
As for a bank that deals in riba (usury or interest), or any other entity, anyone who deals in riba, whether individuals, companies, institutions, or banks, do not work for them or be employed by them. If you work for them and are employed by them, you are assisting them in consuming riba. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who consumes riba, the one who facilitates it, the two witnesses, and the scribe. The witness and the scribe did not consume the riba, but they are cursed because they cooperated with the one who consumes riba through testimony and writing. This is the case of the employee. The employee is a scribe. The employee in the bank, or in the riba-based institution or company, is a scribe, and the curse applies to him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم راتب الموظف في البنك؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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