The ruling on taking a wage for forbidden work
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Question: Are the salaries received by bank employees in general lawful or forbidden? I have heard that they are forbidden because banks deal in riba (usury or interest). I ask for your guidance, as I wish to work in one of the banks?
Answer: It is not permissible to work in banks that deal in riba (usury or interest), because doing so constitutes assisting in sin and transgression. Allah the Exalted said: : [Surah al-Ma'idah: 2]. And it is authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 1598. It was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih.
Answer: It is not permissible to work in banks that deal in riba (usury or interest), because doing so constitutes assisting in sin and transgression. Allah the Exalted said: :
And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is severe in penalty.
وَتَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى الْبرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَلاَ تَعَاوَنُواْ عَلَى الإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ وَاتَّقُواْ اللّهَ إِنَّ اللّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِthat Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cursed the accepter of interest and its payer, and one who records it, and the two witnesses, and he said: They are all equal.
أنه لعن آكل الربا، وموكله، وكاتبه، وشاهديه، وقال: هم سواء
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