A man works for a company that deals in riba; what is the ruling on his work there?
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The questioner : I want to ask a question.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I work for a company, and this company deals in riba, and I work there as a worker with chemical materials; so does a sin fall upon me because I work in this company?
The Shaykh : What is this strange, odd answer! First, you described riba as "interest" as people do, and this expression is not Islamic.
The questioner : It is because it is a riba-based bank where they put their money in.
The Shaykh : I mean, instead of telling me: "I repent to Allah," you sit down and explain the matter to me again from the beginning! But it seems you did not understand me.
The questioner : I did not understand, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : This is the reason; the strangeness in your speech is from two aspects. The first aspect is that you described riba as "interest" as people do, and this is contrary to the Islamic expression; so you must say, instead of saying "without interest," you must say "without riba."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did it become clear to you now?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The second strangeness: Is the company Muslim or half-Muslim, such that it deposits its money in the company and does not take riba? This is the aspect of the second strangeness; meaning, the first strangeness concerned you, and the other concerned your company. We understood the first one correctly, right? So how is it that the company, which deposits its funds in the bank or banks, does not take riba on them?
The questioner : By Allah, this is what I heard from the company's accountant.
Another questioner : It is called a current account in riba-based banks, meaning they do not take riba on it; because when he is able to withdraw...
Another questioner : ...for someone... outside through the bank, you give them a check; meaning, your money, you want it from us, it is a check on them... meaning, your right is guaranteed at the bank, so they are forced to return to the bank to put their money in the bank without riba.
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The Shaykh : Okay; now I imagine a company that has millions, how does it deposit them in the bank and not take riba on them? Because of the aspect you mentioned earlier.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I work for a company, and this company deals in riba, and I work there as a worker with chemical materials; so does a sin fall upon me because I work in this company?
The Shaykh : What is this strange, odd answer! First, you described riba as "interest" as people do, and this expression is not Islamic.
The questioner : It is because it is a riba-based bank where they put their money in.
The Shaykh : I mean, instead of telling me: "I repent to Allah," you sit down and explain the matter to me again from the beginning! But it seems you did not understand me.
The questioner : I did not understand, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : This is the reason; the strangeness in your speech is from two aspects. The first aspect is that you described riba as "interest" as people do, and this is contrary to the Islamic expression; so you must say, instead of saying "without interest," you must say "without riba."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did it become clear to you now?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The second strangeness: Is the company Muslim or half-Muslim, such that it deposits its money in the company and does not take riba? This is the aspect of the second strangeness; meaning, the first strangeness concerned you, and the other concerned your company. We understood the first one correctly, right? So how is it that the company, which deposits its funds in the bank or banks, does not take riba on them?
The questioner : By Allah, this is what I heard from the company's accountant.
Another questioner : It is called a current account in riba-based banks, meaning they do not take riba on it; because when he is able to withdraw...
Another questioner : ...for someone... outside through the bank, you give them a check; meaning, your money, you want it from us, it is a check on them... meaning, your right is guaranteed at the bank, so they are forced to return to the bank to put their money in the bank without riba.
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The Shaykh : Okay; now I imagine a company that has millions, how does it deposit them in the bank and not take riba on them? Because of the aspect you mentioned earlier.
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