What is the ruling on working in and depositing money in riba-based banks?
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Question:
What is the ruling on working in a bank out of need?
Answer:
It is not permissible to work in banks; it is not permissible to work in riba banks; because they are cooperation in sin and aggression, so it is not permissible to deal with them. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who eats riba, the one who gives it, the one who writes it, and the two witnesses, and he said:, so the writer of riba and the witness to it are partners, and the one who assists them, whether he is an accountant, a correspondent, or a messenger, is assisting them in their evil.
Q: And the one who deposits?
The Shaykh: It is not recommended to deposit, but if dire necessity calls for it, there is no harm. Dire necessity is that one deposits out of fear for his money, when he has no other place to deposit without interest.
What is the ruling on working in a bank out of need?
Answer:
It is not permissible to work in banks; it is not permissible to work in riba banks; because they are cooperation in sin and aggression, so it is not permissible to deal with them. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the one who eats riba, the one who gives it, the one who writes it, and the two witnesses, and he said:
They are all the same.
هم سواءQ: And the one who deposits?
The Shaykh: It is not recommended to deposit, but if dire necessity calls for it, there is no harm. Dire necessity is that one deposits out of fear for his money, when he has no other place to deposit without interest.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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