What is the ruling on working in riba (usury or interest) banks?
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Question:
The questioner says: A man repented to Allah, and he is currently working in a riba (usury or interest) bank, and he spends on his father, his mother, and his wife. Should he remain in the bank until he obtains another job? Please explain to us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to leave the bank, and Allah will provide him with a way out. As for one who fears Allah, Allah says in the Qur'an:[At-Talaq 65:2-3] He wills, and He says, Exalted is He: "And whoever fears Allah, He will make easy for him his affairs." Jobs in the bank are blameworthy and not permissible. Therefore, it is obligatory to hasten to abandon them, to be cautious of them, and to seek other sound jobs. We ask Allah for well-being and safety.
The questioner says: A man repented to Allah, and he is currently working in a riba (usury or interest) bank, and he spends on his father, his mother, and his wife. Should he remain in the bank until he obtains another job? Please explain to us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to leave the bank, and Allah will provide him with a way out. As for one who fears Allah, Allah says in the Qur'an:
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 473 ما حكم العمل في البنوك الربوية؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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