Disposing of the interest on a bank account
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: At the end of every month, I find that the balance in my bank account has increased by a certain amount. So I ask the employee, and he says, “This is interest for you.” What is the ruling on this money? And how should I dispose of it?
Answer:
Leave it; do not take it. This is riba (usury or interest), so do not take it. Take your principal. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: At the end of every month, I find that the balance in my bank account has increased by a certain amount. So I ask the employee, and he says, “This is interest for you.” What is the ruling on this money? And how should I dispose of it?
Answer:
Leave it; do not take it. This is riba (usury or interest), so do not take it. Take your principal. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نكاح الشغار — islamhouse.com (45:50)
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