What do the heirs do with the usurious money they inherited from their deceased?
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The questioner : You are with Ziyad, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Ziyad?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : By Allah, praise be to Allah, I am well. How are you, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : My Shaykh, there is a question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : ... He deals in riba, may Allah protect us from it, and most of his wealth is in the banks... So, naturally, the heirs cannot distinguish the usurious money from the rest. What should they do in this case?
The Shaykh : The important thing is that the man died?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The man died.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the money was taken out of the bank.
The questioner : Naturally it was taken out, but it is not known what is the riba and what is the rest.
The Shaykh : That is not a problem.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : When the money is taken out of the bank, it must be clear: this is the capital, and this is the riba.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is that not so?
The questioner : Yes...
The Shaykh : Okay, what are you saying? It is not known?
The questioner : Indeed, my Shaykh, because of the many banks, sometimes it can be difficult to determine the capital.
The Shaykh : No problem, now, in terms of reality.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did the bank provide them with proof that this is the capital and this is the riba?
The questioner : Usually, it is like that.
The Shaykh : Hmm, in that case.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : They take the capital.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the riba is spent on public utilities.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Such that no specific person benefits from it, even if he is poor.
The questioner : Okay, do you mean that it is not suitable to give it as charity?
The Shaykh : No, no, I am telling you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Giving it as charity means that a specific person or persons benefit from it. The answer is no.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, it is for some public utilities where no specific person benefits. Is that clear?
The questioner : Is that clear?
The Shaykh : Okay, otherwise.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am always well.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And Allah the Exalted knows best. Please go ahead. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, my brother.
The questioner : The handwriting is not clear.
The Shaykh : The handwriting from your side is not always clear.
The questioner : Yes, correct. Can you hear me?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Can you hear me well?
The Shaykh : I heard you now.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, what do you want, my brother? What do you want?
The questioner : Hello.
The Shaykh : What do you want?
The Shaykh : Ziyad?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : By Allah, praise be to Allah, I am well. How are you, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : My Shaykh, there is a question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : ... He deals in riba, may Allah protect us from it, and most of his wealth is in the banks... So, naturally, the heirs cannot distinguish the usurious money from the rest. What should they do in this case?
The Shaykh : The important thing is that the man died?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The man died.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the money was taken out of the bank.
The questioner : Naturally it was taken out, but it is not known what is the riba and what is the rest.
The Shaykh : That is not a problem.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : When the money is taken out of the bank, it must be clear: this is the capital, and this is the riba.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is that not so?
The questioner : Yes...
The Shaykh : Okay, what are you saying? It is not known?
The questioner : Indeed, my Shaykh, because of the many banks, sometimes it can be difficult to determine the capital.
The Shaykh : No problem, now, in terms of reality.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did the bank provide them with proof that this is the capital and this is the riba?
The questioner : Usually, it is like that.
The Shaykh : Hmm, in that case.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : They take the capital.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the riba is spent on public utilities.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Such that no specific person benefits from it, even if he is poor.
The questioner : Okay, do you mean that it is not suitable to give it as charity?
The Shaykh : No, no, I am telling you.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Giving it as charity means that a specific person or persons benefit from it. The answer is no.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Rather, it is for some public utilities where no specific person benefits. Is that clear?
The questioner : Is that clear?
The Shaykh : Okay, otherwise.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am always well.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : And Allah the Exalted knows best. Please go ahead. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, my brother.
The questioner : The handwriting is not clear.
The Shaykh : The handwriting from your side is not always clear.
The questioner : Yes, correct. Can you hear me?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Can you hear me well?
The Shaykh : I heard you now.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, what do you want, my brother? What do you want?
The questioner : Hello.
The Shaykh : What do you want?
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