The bank called me and said: You have been selected and you have been granted a free card!
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the bank I deal with called me and said, "You have been selected and you have been granted a free card."
Answer:
What Allah willed, this is a bad choice. This is not permissible. This is not permissible. This is riba (usury or interest). Even if they call it a card, or call it a gift, or call it whatever, it is riba. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the bank I deal with called me and said, "You have been selected and you have been granted a free card."
Answer:
What Allah willed, this is a bad choice. This is not permissible. This is not permissible. This is riba (usury or interest). Even if they call it a card, or call it a gift, or call it whatever, it is riba. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1209 -2802] اتصَّل عليَّ البنك، وقال: قد وقع الاختيار عليك وتم منحك بطاقة مجانية! — youtube.com
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