What is the ruling on the spread of corruption and likewise riba (usury or interest)?
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The questioner:
The video is present in every neighborhood of the Kingdom, especially in Riyadh. There is corruption in the markets and commercial establishments, riba (usury or interest) is present in all the banks, and there are taxes on all goods, traffic, municipal services, and other things. Please answer about all of this with complete frankness.
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that this is the reality, and we ask Allah to remove all evil and to put an end to all evil. The wise leadership, may Allah guide them, has promised to take care of this matter, to reduce the taxes, to remove them entirely, to put an end to riba (usury or interest), and to remove the Islamic banks. We ask Allah to help them and make it easy, and to benefit the Muslims with what He has prescribed for them and commanded them to do, and to guide the state to all good and help it in all good.
The presenter:
Allah.
The Shaykh:
It is our duty, all of us, to pray for the state for success and guidance and for the rectification of the inner circle, for this is our right to pray for their success and guidance, and to advise them in everything, and that they be directed to all good, and that they be helped in all good.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that the Muslim is in need of what benefits him in his religion and his worldly life, and there is no doubt that the Muslim is in need of abandoning riba (usury or interest) and abandoning all sins out of fear of Allah and seeking what is beneficial. The efforts of the scholars, praise be to Allah, are being made to advise the rulers and to cooperate with the rulers in what pleases Allah and brings one closer to Him. We ask Allah to guide the rulers in all good, to help them in all good, to rectify their inner circle, to guide the scholars of the Muslims to fulfill the obligatory duty and the obligatory advice, and to guide the Muslims also to accept and act in obedience to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and to assist the rulers in all good.
The presenter:
Welcome.
The Shaykh:
So it is upon the women and men to pray for the rulers for success and guidance and for the rectification of the inner circle, to pray for the scholars for success and guidance and that they fulfill the obligatory duty, and to pray for all Muslims that they gain understanding in the religion, that they establish the command of Allah, and that they remain upright upon the religion of Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Each of them is in need, and the rulers are in need of prayer and advice, and the scholars are likewise in need of prayer and fulfilling the obligatory duty, and the general Muslims are in need of prayer that Allah guides them to do what is right and remain upright upon the religion of Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
The video is present in every neighborhood of the Kingdom, especially in Riyadh. There is corruption in the markets and commercial establishments, riba (usury or interest) is present in all the banks, and there are taxes on all goods, traffic, municipal services, and other things. Please answer about all of this with complete frankness.
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that this is the reality, and we ask Allah to remove all evil and to put an end to all evil. The wise leadership, may Allah guide them, has promised to take care of this matter, to reduce the taxes, to remove them entirely, to put an end to riba (usury or interest), and to remove the Islamic banks. We ask Allah to help them and make it easy, and to benefit the Muslims with what He has prescribed for them and commanded them to do, and to guide the state to all good and help it in all good.
The presenter:
Allah.
The Shaykh:
It is our duty, all of us, to pray for the state for success and guidance and for the rectification of the inner circle, for this is our right to pray for their success and guidance, and to advise them in everything, and that they be directed to all good, and that they be helped in all good.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that the Muslim is in need of what benefits him in his religion and his worldly life, and there is no doubt that the Muslim is in need of abandoning riba (usury or interest) and abandoning all sins out of fear of Allah and seeking what is beneficial. The efforts of the scholars, praise be to Allah, are being made to advise the rulers and to cooperate with the rulers in what pleases Allah and brings one closer to Him. We ask Allah to guide the rulers in all good, to help them in all good, to rectify their inner circle, to guide the scholars of the Muslims to fulfill the obligatory duty and the obligatory advice, and to guide the Muslims also to accept and act in obedience to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and to assist the rulers in all good.
The presenter:
Welcome.
The Shaykh:
So it is upon the women and men to pray for the rulers for success and guidance and for the rectification of the inner circle, to pray for the scholars for success and guidance and that they fulfill the obligatory duty, and to pray for all Muslims that they gain understanding in the religion, that they establish the command of Allah, and that they remain upright upon the religion of Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Each of them is in need, and the rulers are in need of prayer and advice, and the scholars are likewise in need of prayer and fulfilling the obligatory duty, and the general Muslims are in need of prayer that Allah guides them to do what is right and remain upright upon the religion of Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 235 ما حكم انتشار الفساد وكذلك الربا؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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