Shari‘ah Ruling on Placing Donation Boxes in Interest-Based Banks
✒ Fatwa by the Saudi Permanent Committee for Islamic Rulings
It is not permissible to place donation boxes in interest-based (riba-based) banks.
✔ Doing so amounts to seeking assistance from income generated through usury (riba).
✔ Since riba is categorically ḥarām, facilitating or benefiting from it in this form is also prohibited.
✒ Fatwa by the Saudi Permanent Committee for Islamic Rulings
◈ Placing Donation Boxes in Interest-Based Banks
It is not permissible to place donation boxes in interest-based (riba-based) banks.
✔ Doing so amounts to seeking assistance from income generated through usury (riba).
✔ Since riba is categorically ḥarām, facilitating or benefiting from it in this form is also prohibited.
