Q:
I have several shops on Hejaz road and the Arab National Bank has offered (Part No. 15; Page No. 37) to rent them.
Since this bank is one of the banks dealing with Riba (usury/interests), is it permissible for me to rent the shops to this bank or any other similar Riba-based banks? Please advise me, may Allah reward you.
A:
It is impermissible for you to do so, as the mentioned bank will take these shops as a center for dealing in prohibited Riba, and renting them for this purpose involves helping in a prohibited act. Allah (Exalted be He) says,
Help you one another in Al-Birr and At-Taqwâ (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression.
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.
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