What is the ruling on trading in the dollar and currency in general?
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The questioner: A brother wants to ask you, O Shaykh!
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner: How are you doing?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: O Shaykh, the issue of the dollar, the issue of currency!
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: Currency!
The Shaykh : Oh!
The questioner: After the ruling that selling the dollar is forbidden?!
The Shaykh: It is not just the dollar; trading in all currency is not permissible.
The questioner: The dollar or others?!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Okay, is it permissible only out of necessity, or is all trading and other things allowed?
The Shaykh: No, trading is not permissible, but necessity has its own rulings. Is that clear?
The questioner: What is the ruling on trading in currency, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: O Shaykh, may Allah guide you. I am telling you: trading in paper currency is not permissible, but it is permissible out of necessity.
The questioner: Okay, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner: How are you doing?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: O Shaykh, the issue of the dollar, the issue of currency!
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: Currency!
The Shaykh : Oh!
The questioner: After the ruling that selling the dollar is forbidden?!
The Shaykh: It is not just the dollar; trading in all currency is not permissible.
The questioner: The dollar or others?!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Okay, is it permissible only out of necessity, or is all trading and other things allowed?
The Shaykh: No, trading is not permissible, but necessity has its own rulings. Is that clear?
The questioner: What is the ruling on trading in currency, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: O Shaykh, may Allah guide you. I am telling you: trading in paper currency is not permissible, but it is permissible out of necessity.
The questioner: Okay, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
Source
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