What is the ruling on one who works in a bank as a data entry clerk?
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Question:
What is the ruling on one who works in a bank as a data entry clerk?
Answer:
It is not permissible to cooperate with riba (usury or interest) banks. You are not allowed to cooperate with riba banks in any job. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:2] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “May Allah curse Sahih Muslim 1598 He cursed the scribe and the witnesses because they cooperated with the usurer. Likewise, working in usurious banks is cooperating with them. You must seek your livelihood in other than banks. Yes.
What is the ruling on one who works in a bank as a data entry clerk?
Answer:
It is not permissible to cooperate with riba (usury or interest) banks. You are not allowed to cooperate with riba banks in any job. Allah the Exalted said:
And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.
وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِthe accepter of interest and its payer, and one who records it, and the two witnesses
اكل الربا وموكله وكاتبه وشاهديه
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مَن يعمل في البنك كمُدخِل بيانات؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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