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Can interest money be used to pay for lawyers fees and government fines?

Published as Accumulating interest money

· 1 Safar 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can interest money be used to pay for lawyers fees and government fines?

Answer

1. Interest money cannot be used to pay for any valid services. Hence, interest money cannot be used to pay for lawyer's fees.

2. According to some Ulama, interest money can be used to pay fines.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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