Does one who steals from banks have his hand cut off?
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The questioner : Does one who steals from banks have his hand cut off? Are these interest-based banks?
The Shaykh : Are they dirhams?
The questioner : The earnings are not permissible.
The Shaykh : No, no. The one whose earnings are not permissible—by "earnings" I mean this transaction is not permissible—but the dirhams themselves are respected.
The questioner : Interest-based wealth?
The Shaykh : Yes, but there is a difference between what is forbidden in itself and what is forbidden due to its acquisition. We must know the difference. What is forbidden in itself is forbidden and has no sanctity. What is forbidden due to its acquisition is forbidden only from the perspective of the acquirer's acquisition, whereas the wealth itself is respected, protected, and safeguarded.
The Shaykh : Are they dirhams?
The questioner : The earnings are not permissible.
The Shaykh : No, no. The one whose earnings are not permissible—by "earnings" I mean this transaction is not permissible—but the dirhams themselves are respected.
The questioner : Interest-based wealth?
The Shaykh : Yes, but there is a difference between what is forbidden in itself and what is forbidden due to its acquisition. We must know the difference. What is forbidden in itself is forbidden and has no sanctity. What is forbidden due to its acquisition is forbidden only from the perspective of the acquirer's acquisition, whereas the wealth itself is respected, protected, and safeguarded.