What is to be done with the usurious funds that the bank adds to a person's capital, and if he has given them away, does he take them back from him?
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The questioner : All right, Shaykh, regarding a person who placed his money in an interest-based bank, and there became funds from what is called interest, which is riba, what does this Muslim do with them after he has learned the ruling?
The Shaykh : He spends them on public facilities.
The questioner : He does not leave them for the owners of the banks.
The Shaykh : He does not leave them for the owners of the banks, nor does he benefit a specific person with them, even if that person is poor.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : Because it is haram money.
The questioner : It is haram money, Shaykh, not in its essence, but because of its description!
The Shaykh : And now I do not know what is behind this philosophy? Can you explain it to me?
The questioner : Yes, meaning the person to whom the money is given might be in need of it.
The Shaykh: May Allah forgive you.
The questioner : For this money.
The Shaykh: May Allah forgive you.
The questioner : Indeed.
The Shaykh : And when I told you "even if he is poor," did you understand "poor" as "not in need"?
The questioner : No
The Shaykh : So what is the meaning of your repeating the phrase "might be in need," while you emphasized to me and said "even if he is poor"?
The questioner : All right. There is a person who did this and gave money from the riba money to a poor woman, so what does he do now?
The Shaykh : He repents to Allah and does not return to such a thing ever again.
The questioner : Meaning he does not ask for it back from her?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner: All right.
The Shaykh : He spends them on public facilities.
The questioner : He does not leave them for the owners of the banks.
The Shaykh : He does not leave them for the owners of the banks, nor does he benefit a specific person with them, even if that person is poor.
The questioner : Why?
The Shaykh : Because it is haram money.
The questioner : It is haram money, Shaykh, not in its essence, but because of its description!
The Shaykh : And now I do not know what is behind this philosophy? Can you explain it to me?
The questioner : Yes, meaning the person to whom the money is given might be in need of it.
The Shaykh: May Allah forgive you.
The questioner : For this money.
The Shaykh: May Allah forgive you.
The questioner : Indeed.
The Shaykh : And when I told you "even if he is poor," did you understand "poor" as "not in need"?
The questioner : No
The Shaykh : So what is the meaning of your repeating the phrase "might be in need," while you emphasized to me and said "even if he is poor"?
The questioner : All right. There is a person who did this and gave money from the riba money to a poor woman, so what does he do now?
The Shaykh : He repents to Allah and does not return to such a thing ever again.
The questioner : Meaning he does not ask for it back from her?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner: All right.
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