You are not required to inform them that he is a usurer, unless you wish to agree with the neighbors to advise him, so that perhaps Allah will guide him. As for anything other than that, you are not required to do so.
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The questioner : My neighbor deals in riba (usury or interest) and profits greatly, and he gives charity to the neighbors every week. Should I inform the neighbors that he is a usurer?
The Shaykh : You are not required to inform them that he is a usurer, unless you wish to agree with the neighbors to advise him, so that perhaps Allah will guide him. As for anything other than that, you are not required to inform them that he deals in riba (usury or interest), because his charity to you is permissible for you. Indeed, the charity between you and him is charity free from riba, so it is valid. His riba is upon himself. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to eat from the food of the Jews. A woman from the year of Khaybar sent him a sheep as a gift, and he ate from it. And a Jew in Madinah invited him to barley bread and a sauce of dried fish. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner says, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : You are not required to inform them that he is a usurer, unless you wish to agree with the neighbors to advise him, so that perhaps Allah will guide him. As for anything other than that, you are not required to inform them that he deals in riba (usury or interest), because his charity to you is permissible for you. Indeed, the charity between you and him is charity free from riba, so it is valid. His riba is upon himself. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to eat from the food of the Jews. A woman from the year of Khaybar sent him a sheep as a gift, and he ate from it. And a Jew in Madinah invited him to barley bread and a sauce of dried fish. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner says, O honorable Shaykh.
