If a man visits one of the riba-based banks for the sake of advice, and then some food is served to him, is it permissible for him to eat from it?
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The questioner : For example, you visit one of the ... riba-based banks, for instance, with the intention of enjoining good and forbidding evil, and they serve you tea and coffee ... what is the ruling?
The Shaykh : Drink it, drink it, because this falls under the category of reconciliation. If you do not drink it, as you know, people will turn away from you, from your food and your drink. Drink it with the intention of doing good. Yes.
The questioner : Put a chicken for him, put a chicken for him.
The Shaykh : A chicken? Flying or cooked?
The questioner : Cooked.
The Shaykh : Hehehe, the chicken and the tea in your hand are all the same. Yes.
The questioner : Regarding the wedding, there is no specific day. Originally, the host of the feast was the one who bore all the costs, but now ... there may be some embarrassment, perhaps he does not possess this wealth, or he may be poor ...
The Shaykh : Drink it, drink it, because this falls under the category of reconciliation. If you do not drink it, as you know, people will turn away from you, from your food and your drink. Drink it with the intention of doing good. Yes.
The questioner : Put a chicken for him, put a chicken for him.
The Shaykh : A chicken? Flying or cooked?
The questioner : Cooked.
The Shaykh : Hehehe, the chicken and the tea in your hand are all the same. Yes.
The questioner : Regarding the wedding, there is no specific day. Originally, the host of the feast was the one who bore all the costs, but now ... there may be some embarrassment, perhaps he does not possess this wealth, or he may be poor ...