Interest Money
Question
PLS ADVICE IF I CAN USE INTEREST MONEY ON THE FOLLOWING :
ASSESSMENT RATES
REFUSE REMOVAL
SEWERAGE
WATER
Answer
:
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh
Interest money cannot be used for assessment rates, refuse removal, sewerage and water.
Interest money should be dispose off by distributing it amongst the poor and needy.
And Allah Knows Best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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