Can I used interest earned to pay for medical expenses?
I have received some amount of money against my deposit from the bank as interested earned. Can I use the same money to pay for costs associated with a major illness?
~Mohamednissar
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Asalaamualaykum,
I am sorry to hear about your illness. May Allah give you shifa and a way forward, aameen. Islam takes a very strong stance against the use of riba/interest. These are some ayahs and hadith on the matter, although I would suggest you also consult with a qualified Imam with regards to your individual case.
"O you who believe! Eat not Riba doubled and multiplied." (3:130)
"Allah has permitted trading and forbidden Riba." (2:275)
The Messenger (sws) said: "Allah curses the one who accepts Riba (usury and interest), the giver of it, the two witnesses of it, and the one who writes it." (The Sunan compilers and At-Tirmithi graded it Sahih)
And: "One dirham of Riba that a man devours, while knowing it is Riba, is more severe (in crime) than thirty-six acts of fornication (or adultery)." (Ahmad with a Sahih chain of narration)
Furthermore, "Riba has seventy-three doors. The least one (in sin) is as that of a man who sleeps with his mother. And worst form of Riba is harming the honor of a Muslim man." (Al-Hakim, who graded it Sahih)
And: "Keep away from the seven fatalities." It was asked, "What are they, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied: "Associating others with Allah, magic, taking a life Allah has made sacred - except with a just cause, consuming the wealth of Ar-Riba, consuming the wealth of the orphan, fleeing from the battlefield, and accusing innocent chaste believing women." (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
SisterZ
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