What is the ruling on paying taxes from riba (usury or interest) earnings?
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Question:
He also asks: Is it permissible to pay from these earnings to settle taxes and customs duties?
Answer:
It is not permissible to use them at all. Do not take them and do not use them, because taking them is consuming riba. If you take them, you have consumed riba. By “consuming riba,” it is not meant merely eating, but rather all forms of usage. If you buy clothes with it, or buy houses or cars with it, this is consumption. It is called consumption, but the meaning of consuming riba is not limited to eating food or drinking beverages, nor is it making it food or drink. Rather, consumption means using riba in any way whatsoever. The Muslim does not benefit from riba and does not use it at all, because it is impure and forbidden. Yes.
He also asks: Is it permissible to pay from these earnings to settle taxes and customs duties?
Answer:
It is not permissible to use them at all. Do not take them and do not use them, because taking them is consuming riba. If you take them, you have consumed riba. By “consuming riba,” it is not meant merely eating, but rather all forms of usage. If you buy clothes with it, or buy houses or cars with it, this is consumption. It is called consumption, but the meaning of consuming riba is not limited to eating food or drinking beverages, nor is it making it food or drink. Rather, consumption means using riba in any way whatsoever. The Muslim does not benefit from riba and does not use it at all, because it is impure and forbidden. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تسديد الضرائب من الفوائد الربوية؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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