Answering the invitation of an employee at a riba (usury or interest) bank
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The questioner:
He says: May Allah preserve you and reward you. An employee at a riba (usury or interest) bank who eats from his salary and invites us. Do we accept his invitation?
The Shaykh:
An employee.
The questioner:
At a riba (usury or interest) bank who eats from his salary and invites us. Do we accept his invitation?
The Shaykh:
If you know that this food comes from his salary, it is better that you do not go. If you know and are certain of this, that is the case. But if he has other income and you do not know, there is no harm. The default is leniency. Yes.
He says: May Allah preserve you and reward you. An employee at a riba (usury or interest) bank who eats from his salary and invites us. Do we accept his invitation?
The Shaykh:
An employee.
The questioner:
At a riba (usury or interest) bank who eats from his salary and invites us. Do we accept his invitation?
The Shaykh:
If you know that this food comes from his salary, it is better that you do not go. If you know and are certain of this, that is the case. But if he has other income and you do not know, there is no harm. The default is leniency. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب صفة الوضوء فرضه وسننه — islamhouse.com (56:06)
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