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Working
for a bank which deals with ribaa
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Question:
The son of my maternal uncle works for the Bank al-Jazeerah
as an employee. So is it permissible for him to work there
or not? Please provide us with a fatwa,
and may Allaah reward you with good, since we have heard from
(some) brothers that it is not permissible to work in a bank.
Response:
It is not permissible to work in banks which deal with ribaa,
because working therein is considered assisting in sin and
transgression. 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].
And
that which is known is that ribaa
is classified as amongst the major sins, so it is not permissible
to assist those who work with it.
And
it is authenticated 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.
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
Silsilah
Kitaab ad-Da'wah (1), al-Fataawa - Volume 1, Page 142
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