The ruling on a bank taking a percentage of the transferred amount in exchange for receiving donations
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Question:
This is a question from one of the brothers in America. He says: We want to build a mosque in America through donations, and we cannot collect them except by the following method: opening a bank account in the name of the mosque. Second, there is an intermediary money transfer company between the bank account and the donors. Through this, the donors' money is transferred to the mosque's account. This company takes three percent of the transferred amount for the transfer service, and there is no other way to collect donations. What is the ruling on this matter? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This question, on its face, has no harm. If the bank takes a fee for its effort in receiving the donations, collecting them, and protecting them, there is no harm in that, because this is in exchange for the bank's fees. Yes.
This is a question from one of the brothers in America. He says: We want to build a mosque in America through donations, and we cannot collect them except by the following method: opening a bank account in the name of the mosque. Second, there is an intermediary money transfer company between the bank account and the donors. Through this, the donors' money is transferred to the mosque's account. This company takes three percent of the transferred amount for the transfer service, and there is no other way to collect donations. What is the ruling on this matter? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This question, on its face, has no harm. If the bank takes a fee for its effort in receiving the donations, collecting them, and protecting them, there is no harm in that, because this is in exchange for the bank's fees. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3120] حكم أخذ البنك نسبة من المبلغ المحول مقابل استقباله للتبرعات - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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