Is it permissible to benefit from the rent of a house built through an interest-based bank?
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The questioner : And is it permissible to take the rent of a house built through an interest-based bank?
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : That is, is it permissible to benefit from the rent of a house built through a loan taken from an interest-based bank? Is the rent itself lawful?
The Shaykh : That is, for example, a person built his house through an interest-based method.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And you want to rent the house.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it; there is no obstacle.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Ah, does he rent it to someone who deals in interest, or what?
The questioner : He benefits from the money...
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it. He should repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and remove the interest he took. In reality, he is the wronged party; an excess was taken from him. He is not the one consuming the interest; he is the one who was made to consume it. The one who made him consume the interest has nothing on him except that he should repent, because nothing came to him that we would say: "remove it." Ah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : But do not confuse things. Ah, yes, go ahead.
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : That is, is it permissible to benefit from the rent of a house built through a loan taken from an interest-based bank? Is the rent itself lawful?
The Shaykh : That is, for example, a person built his house through an interest-based method.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And you want to rent the house.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it; there is no obstacle.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Ah, does he rent it to someone who deals in interest, or what?
The questioner : He benefits from the money...
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it. He should repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and remove the interest he took. In reality, he is the wronged party; an excess was taken from him. He is not the one consuming the interest; he is the one who was made to consume it. The one who made him consume the interest has nothing on him except that he should repent, because nothing came to him that we would say: "remove it." Ah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : But do not confuse things. Ah, yes, go ahead.