What is the ruling on receiving a stipend from the government if it comes through a riba (usury or interest) bank?

Question : The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I am a student at one of the universities in the Kingdom, and I am paid a monthly stipend, but it is sometimes delayed by a month, and sometimes by two months. They say that it is deposited in one of the riba banks and utilized in the bank, and then it comes after that. The question is: do I take this stipend or not?

Answer : Yes, take this stipend that comes to you from the university or from the other schools from the bank, and there is no blame on you in this, because you did not put your money in the bank; rather, it was transferred to you. If it was transferred to you, accept the transfer, and there is absolutely no blame on you in this. For the money, before it is paid to its owners, is not the property of its owners, and they have no right to dispose of it; rather, its ownership belongs to the state. So if the state makes the receipt of salaries through these banks, there is nothing wrong with it.