The ruling on working as a security guard for a riba (usury or interest) bank
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner is from Algeria. He says: A man works for a security company and receives his salary from them, and he was assigned to provide security for a riba bank. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner:
He says: A man works for a security company and receives his salary from them, and he was assigned to provide security for a riba bank. Is that permissible for him?
The Shaykh:
If he is able to be transferred to security work other than the bank, that is better for him and clears his conscience. But if he is not able to, then he guards, and his duty is to guard the bank and others; he guards, and the responsibility for the bank lies with its people and with those who established it. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner is from Algeria. He says: A man works for a security company and receives his salary from them, and he was assigned to provide security for a riba bank. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner:
He says: A man works for a security company and receives his salary from them, and he was assigned to provide security for a riba bank. Is that permissible for him?
The Shaykh:
If he is able to be transferred to security work other than the bank, that is better for him and clears his conscience. But if he is not able to, then he guards, and his duty is to guard the bank and others; he guards, and the responsibility for the bank lies with its people and with those who established it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [430] حكم العمل في حراسة بنك ربوي - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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