Getting rid of riba (usury or interest) profits that the bank did not accept

The questioner:
The Shaykh’s view: A man received three hundred thousand riyals in riba (usury or interest) profits from one of the banks. He was advised after he took them, and now he wants to get rid of them. He thought about returning them to the bank, but the bank did not, and did not accept them from him. So what should he do? Should he destroy them, or give them in charity? Or what should he do?

The Shaykh:
When a person takes riba (usury or interest) and repents to Allah, he gets rid of it by placing it in one of the public projects, because it is money that has no owner, so it is placed in public projects. As for if he did not take it, he leaves it and it is not permissible for him to take it. Yes.

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to return it to the bank after he has taken it. He does not return it to the bank, but he places it in a public project.