Refuting the Doubt Regarding Taking Riba (Usury or Interest) Profits from Banks
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! There is a doubt raised by those who take riba (usury or interest) profits from banks. They say, "The bank trades with the money I have with it and earns from it, so I am taking a share of the profit." How should one respond to this?
Answer:
Respond to him that if he is content to take the curse upon himself, let him take it. If he is content to take the curse, the practice of riba (usury or interest), and the war against Allah and His Messenger, along with the warning of eternal abode in the Fire, let him take it. He will be among the money-lenders whom Allah has cursed, and a consumer of riba (usury or interest). If he takes it, he is consuming it.
Honorable Shaykh! There is a doubt raised by those who take riba (usury or interest) profits from banks. They say, "The bank trades with the money I have with it and earns from it, so I am taking a share of the profit." How should one respond to this?
Answer:
Respond to him that if he is content to take the curse upon himself, let him take it. If he is content to take the curse, the practice of riba (usury or interest), and the war against Allah and His Messenger, along with the warning of eternal abode in the Fire, let him take it. He will be among the money-lenders whom Allah has cursed, and a consumer of riba (usury or interest). If he takes it, he is consuming it.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من باب الربا — islamhouse.com (50:26)
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