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Circumstances
compel him to work for a bank which deals with ribaa
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Question:
What is the ruling regarding someone whose circumstances compel
him to work in a bank or (any) local money exchanges in the
Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia), such as al-Bank al-Ahlee at-Tijaaree,
and Bank ar-Riyaadh, and Bank al-Jazeerah, and al-Bank al-'Arabee
al-Watanee, and Sharikah ar-Raajhee lis-Saraafah wat-Tijaarah,
and Maktab al-Ka'kee lis-Saraafah, and al-Bank as-Sa'oodee
al-Amreekee and other than them from the local banks. (Whilst
in their employ) they open savings accounts for the employees
who work as clerks, such as: the one who writes the transactions,
the checker of transactions, the exchange officer and other
than them from the adminstration employees. And these banks
provide a number of benefits to attract (potential) employees
to (work for) them, such as housing allowance which equates
to approximately SR12,000 or more, and two months salary at
the end of the year, so what is the ruling regardng this?
Response:
Working in a bank which deals with ribaa
is not permissible, since it has been confirmed from the Prophet
(sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) that he cursed those who ate/benefitted
(aakil) from ribaa
as well as the one responsible (for the transactions), the
one who writes (the transactions) and the witnesses (to the
transactions), and he said:
((...they
are the same/equal...)), transmitted by Imaam
Muslim.
And
also, for that which it entails in assisting in sin and transgression
, as Allaah (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) says:
{Help
you one another in al-Birr and at-Taqwa (virtue, righteousness
and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression,
and fear Allaah - verily, Allaah is severe in punishment},
[Soorah
al-Maa.idah, Aayah
2].
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
Silsilah
Kitaab ad-Da'wah (1), al-Fataawa - Volume 1, Page 141
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