The ruling on working in a factory that takes riba (usury or interest) loans
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The questioner:
I am an engineer working in a plastics factory. Yes, he says: I am an engineer working in a factory for a salary, and this factory takes loans from the bank.
The Shaykh:
What am I saying?
The questioner:
He says: I am an engineer working in a plastic factory for a salary, and this factory takes loans from the bank. What is the ruling on working in this factory?
The Shaykh:
If you are certain that the factory is funded by riba (usury or interest), do not work in it; stay away from it, because you would be assisting them. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:[Al-Ma'idah 5:2] Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
I am an engineer working in a plastics factory. Yes, he says: I am an engineer working in a factory for a salary, and this factory takes loans from the bank.
The Shaykh:
What am I saying?
The questioner:
He says: I am an engineer working in a plastic factory for a salary, and this factory takes loans from the bank. What is the ruling on working in this factory?
The Shaykh:
If you are certain that the factory is funded by riba (usury or interest), do not work in it; stay away from it, because you would be assisting them. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
but do not cooperate in sin and aggression
وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/108 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (41:13)
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