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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 a clerk (the one who writes the transactions), and some
of the scholars have passed a fatwa for him that he should
not remain working there, (rather) that he should look for
another job in other than a bank. (Please) advise us regarding
this, and may Allaah reward you with good, is it permissible
(for him to remain working there) or not?
Response:
Whoever passed the fatwa as mentioned (above) for him did
well, because working in banks which deal with ribaa
is not permissible, since it is assisting in sin and transgression,
and 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
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 143
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