Is it permissible to use riba (usury or interest) profits to buy books for students of knowledge?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to use riba (usury or interest) profits to buy books for students of knowledge?
Answer:
No. Riba (usury or interest) profits are forbidden, corrupt, and impure. It is not permissible to buy books with them. Rather, if one repents to Allah and abandons riba, and he has money from riba, he should put it in public projects, such as roads, public restrooms, and other public things for the general benefit of the people. As for religious matters, such as mosques and books, they are not funded from riba; they are not funded from riba money because it is corrupt.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to use riba (usury or interest) profits to buy books for students of knowledge?
Answer:
No. Riba (usury or interest) profits are forbidden, corrupt, and impure. It is not permissible to buy books with them. Rather, if one repents to Allah and abandons riba, and he has money from riba, he should put it in public projects, such as roads, public restrooms, and other public things for the general benefit of the people. As for religious matters, such as mosques and books, they are not funded from riba; they are not funded from riba money because it is corrupt.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز صرف الفوائد الربوية لشراء الكتب لطلاب العلم؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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