You mentioned in a fatwa of yours that if a person wants to get rid of usurious money, he should put it in public facilities.
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The questioner : He should get rid of this usurious money.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is worth two hundred to two hundred and fifty dinars.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So in your fatwas, may Allah prolong your life.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : You said that it is obligatory to spend this money on public facilities.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : But as you know, my Shaykh, currently there is no trustworthy person in charge of public facilities. The public facilities built or operated in this country are, for example, parks and the like, and you know what happens in them.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I know, one of the brothers said, if you would ask the Shaykh about buying some books and placing them in a mosque library, I do not know.
The Shaykh : No, no, this is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Because this is forbidden money.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is forbidden money; it is not permissible to spend it on matters that have honor and value, such as what you mentioned, or to spend it in a mosque or the like.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But my brother, may Allah bless you, public facilities do not necessarily have to be handed over to an employee who spends it, for example, in the manner you mentioned earlier.
The questioner: Yes.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings. For example, it can be spent on public facilities. Let us give an example: a garage that travelers frequent; it is possible to build a place of relief there for relieving oneself.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is one of the public facilities, and so you may infer the rest.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may Allah bless you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The student : Who are these people? There are camps and in the popular neighborhoods, the roads are alleys.
The Shaykh : We have mentioned repeatedly that the roads...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is worth two hundred to two hundred and fifty dinars.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So in your fatwas, may Allah prolong your life.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : You said that it is obligatory to spend this money on public facilities.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : But as you know, my Shaykh, currently there is no trustworthy person in charge of public facilities. The public facilities built or operated in this country are, for example, parks and the like, and you know what happens in them.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I know, one of the brothers said, if you would ask the Shaykh about buying some books and placing them in a mosque library, I do not know.
The Shaykh : No, no, this is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Because this is forbidden money.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is forbidden money; it is not permissible to spend it on matters that have honor and value, such as what you mentioned, or to spend it in a mosque or the like.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But my brother, may Allah bless you, public facilities do not necessarily have to be handed over to an employee who spends it, for example, in the manner you mentioned earlier.
The questioner: Yes.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings. For example, it can be spent on public facilities. Let us give an example: a garage that travelers frequent; it is possible to build a place of relief there for relieving oneself.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is one of the public facilities, and so you may infer the rest.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may Allah bless you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The student : Who are these people? There are camps and in the popular neighborhoods, the roads are alleys.
The Shaykh : We have mentioned repeatedly that the roads...
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