Is it obligatory to leave riba (usury or interest) work immediately, or is it permissible to remain in it until another job is found?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: A person works in a riba bank, and he is the head of his family, with the family’s expenses on his shoulders. Should he leave his job immediately, or should he stay in his job and look for another one, knowing that it is very difficult to find work in our country? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you, may Allah have mercy on you.
Answer:
It is not permissible to work in a riba bank, because this is cooperation in sin and aggression. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who eats riba, the one who gives it, the scribe, and the two witnesses. He cursed the scribe and the witnesses because they helped in eating riba through their testimony and writing.
I point out that cooperating with banks or with those who deal in riba takes on the ruling of the one who eats riba, and shares in the curse. So you should take the initiative to seek permissible work and leave the job in the bank.[At-Talaq 65:2-3] Take the initiative to leave the bank and seek work outside the bank in a permissible place, and if Allah knows your sincerity of intention, He will make it easy for you.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: A person works in a riba bank, and he is the head of his family, with the family’s expenses on his shoulders. Should he leave his job immediately, or should he stay in his job and look for another one, knowing that it is very difficult to find work in our country? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you, may Allah have mercy on you.
Answer:
It is not permissible to work in a riba bank, because this is cooperation in sin and aggression. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who eats riba, the one who gives it, the scribe, and the two witnesses. He cursed the scribe and the witnesses because they helped in eating riba through their testimony and writing.
I point out that cooperating with banks or with those who deal in riba takes on the ruling of the one who eats riba, and shares in the curse. So you should take the initiative to seek permissible work and leave the job in the bank.
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجب ترك العمل الربوي مباشرة أم يجوز البقاء فيه إلى حين إيجاد عمل آخر؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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