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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is a suitor rejected if he works in a riba (usury or interest) bank?

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Question : What is this question? It says: A Muslim man is proposing to a Muslim woman for marriage, and there is nothing wrong with him, except that he works in a riba bank. Is it permissible to accept him for this reason?

Answer : The questioner is proposing and he is among those who work in a riba bank. Should he be accepted or not? I say that the standard is the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
When someone whose religion and character you are pleased with comes to you then marry (her to) himإذا أتاكم من ترضون دينه وخلقه فأنكحوه
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1085Da'if (Darussalam)
There is no doubt that the one who deals in riba is not acceptable in his religion. Therefore, if the suitor proposes and we know that he is a man who is upright in his prayer, for example, and in his character and in his religion, except for this issue—meaning that he is an employee in a riba bank—then we make it a condition upon him that he leave this bank. If he accepts the condition, we marry him to her.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 234 - 332 هل يُرفض الخاطب إذا كان يعمل في بنك ربوي؟ الفتاوى الثلاثية - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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