Is it permissible to work in riba-based banks?
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Question:
The questioner says: “May the Shaykh be respected, I have been working at the Saudi British Bank for ten years, and the bank offers loans involving riba. Is it forbidden for me to work in a riba-based bank, given that I have looked for another job but could not find one?”
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible for you to work there, as long as it is a riba-based bank, do not work in it. Allah will provide you with another job that is better than it. Allah the Exalted says:[At-Talaq 65:2] and He provides for him from sources he does not expect [Al-Talaq: 2-3], [Al-Talaq: 4]. It is obligatory for you to distance yourself from this riba and to repent for what has passed.
The questioner says: “May the Shaykh be respected, I have been working at the Saudi British Bank for ten years, and the bank offers loans involving riba. Is it forbidden for me to work in a riba-based bank, given that I have looked for another job but could not find one?”
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible for you to work there, as long as it is a riba-based bank, do not work in it. Allah will provide you with another job that is better than it. Allah the Exalted says:
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out
وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him of his matter ease.
وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ يُسْرًا
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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