Is there not advertising for them in the calendars that banks give away?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, the general gifts that banks give away.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The general gifts that banks give away, such as calendars, bear the bank's name. Is there not advertising and approval for them in this?
The Shaykh : If they give it to you, you do not deposit anything with them. They want it; perhaps the most they want is for it to be advertising, not kindness to others. But keep it with you and do not make it advertising. Keep it, for example, in your private room so that no one is misled and says, "Since you encourage these people, the matter is easy in this regard." And I see nothing wrong with this.
The questioner : Is there not approval for them in that?
The Shaykh : I see nothing wrong with it, but if you are afraid—and this returns to each person himself—if you are afraid that this will make the matter of banks seem easy for the family, then do not accept it.
The questioner : Is there not approval for them in it?
The Shaykh : No, there is no approval for them. There is no approval for them.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The general gifts that banks give away, such as calendars, bear the bank's name. Is there not advertising and approval for them in this?
The Shaykh : If they give it to you, you do not deposit anything with them. They want it; perhaps the most they want is for it to be advertising, not kindness to others. But keep it with you and do not make it advertising. Keep it, for example, in your private room so that no one is misled and says, "Since you encourage these people, the matter is easy in this regard." And I see nothing wrong with this.
The questioner : Is there not approval for them in that?
The Shaykh : I see nothing wrong with it, but if you are afraid—and this returns to each person himself—if you are afraid that this will make the matter of banks seem easy for the family, then do not accept it.
The questioner : Is there not approval for them in it?
The Shaykh : No, there is no approval for them. There is no approval for them.