The ruling on working in riba (usury or interest) banks
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The Shaykh:
Performing 'Umrah on behalf of your father is an act of dutifulness toward him. If you perform 'Umrah on his behalf and Hajj on his behalf, this is an act of dutifulness toward him, an act of dutifulness. He died from the journey. And if you perform 'Umrah these days, then return to your family, and then return with a Hajj, you would have entered the state of ihram for an individual Hajj, an individual Hajj, if you returned to your family. But if you did not return to them, but went to another direction and then returned with a Hajj, it would be tamattu' upon you, and you would owe a sacrificial animal.
The presenter:
And this marriage is within your control.
The questioner:
I have a son who graduated from high school, and he looked for work, but he did not find anything except a job in one of the banks. So, do I allow him to work in the bank?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible. Working in banks of riba (usury or interest) is not permissible. And Allah, (Exalted and Majestic is He), says:[Al-Ma'idah 5:2] If he leaves something for Allah, Allah will replace it with something better for him, and Allah will make his affairs easy in a permissible matter. Yes.
Performing 'Umrah on behalf of your father is an act of dutifulness toward him. If you perform 'Umrah on his behalf and Hajj on his behalf, this is an act of dutifulness toward him, an act of dutifulness. He died from the journey. And if you perform 'Umrah these days, then return to your family, and then return with a Hajj, you would have entered the state of ihram for an individual Hajj, an individual Hajj, if you returned to your family. But if you did not return to them, but went to another direction and then returned with a Hajj, it would be tamattu' upon you, and you would owe a sacrificial animal.
The presenter:
And this marriage is within your control.
The questioner:
I have a son who graduated from high school, and he looked for work, but he did not find anything except a job in one of the banks. So, do I allow him to work in the bank?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible. Working in banks of riba (usury or interest) is not permissible. And Allah, (Exalted and Majestic is He), says:
but do not cooperate in sin and aggression
وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ
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التعليق على رياض الصالحين، باب ما يقوله من حضر الطعام وهو صائم إِذا لم يفطر : الأحاديث : [ 739 - 742 ] — islamhouse.com (3:58)
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