Sometimes it is hard to find an account that doesn`t take and give interest. i am a sister who has been on hajj and i generally speaking, try to follow islam the best that i can. but recently, i have realised that i feel distant from allah.
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Assalam
o Alaikum
Thank
you for your service brother, may allah reward you.
I had
a question regarding interest. I know it is haraam, but sometimes it is hard to
find an account that doesn`t take and give interest. i have tried to get basic
accounts but they don`t always give the facilities that i require. i wanted to
know is it ok if i have an account with interest but then give what i earn in
charity? i know it probably wont be accepted as charity as the money would be
haraam, but can i do that?
please
let me know.
Also,
i am a sister who has been on hajj and i generally speaking, try to follow
islam the best that i can. but recently, i have realised that i feel distant
from allah. i hate that feeling, i hate feeling that way. also, once in the
past i wrote to u saying that i wanted to wear the hijaab and u sent me a very
nice reply which was very encouraging. Despite that brother, i feel unable to
wear the hijaab. i feel so ashamed, i really do, but i guess not enough to wear
it. i must sound like such a bad person, which i guess i am, but i want to try
and improve myself. and inshallah as i improve the condition of my heart first,
they i can wear the hijaab too, when i feel able. i want to wear it for the
right reasons. But brother....i really want some inspiration...i need
inspiration, i dont know how to get that inspiration, but i crave it.
Thank
you
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Answer:
Interest spend on charity
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your question: i
wanted to know is it ok if i have an account with interest but then give what i
earn in charity?
Allah
and His Messenger (saws) have indeed declared the receiving and paying of
‘riba’ as absolutely Haraam and prohibited for the believers in very strong
terms, and it is the prescribed duty of
every believer, who sincerely believes in Allah and the Last Day, to abstain from dealing in ‘riba’.
Allah says further in
the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 278:
O Believers!, fear Allah and give up that ‘riba’ which is
still due to you, if you are true
believers. But if you do not do so, then you are warned of the declaration of war against you
by Allah and His Messenger!
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 4 Surah Nisa verse 161:
That they took
‘riba’, although they were
forbidden. And that they devoured men’s
substance wrongfully. We have prepared
for those among them who reject faith a grievous punishment (of Hell Fire)!
My beloved sister in Islam, first and foremost one who
believes in Allah and the Last Day, must immediately abstain and stop taking
any interest.
It is not as if it is deemed permissible in Islam for one
to continue taking interest as long as he spends it on charity; for Allah does
not accept anything in His Cause unless and until it is pure and lawful.
Sahih Muslim Hadith 2214 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘O people,
Allah is Good and He, therefore, accepts only that which is good!’
Now the question arises what should one do with the
interest money one has already accumulated in the past in ignorance of the Laws
of Allah?
For the unlawful ‘interest’
money that one has accumulated in one’s past in ignorance of Allah’s Laws, the
person has two choices:
- One may leave it in the bank.
- Or, one may take it and dispose it.
Some scholars are of the opinion
that it does not help the cause of the believers to leave the interest in
conventional banks for at best it helps them to generate more interest, and at
worst, they may dispose it to an institution which might work against the
Cause. In cases where one has already
accumulated interest money in ignorance of Islamic Law, and Allah Subhanah has
guided them, and they now wish to dispose off that illegal money, the scholars
are of the opinion that one may take this interest with the intention that he
wants to rid himself of this evil thing, and give it away to some charity without
seeking any reward from Allah Subhanah for this spending. His only intention should be to get rid of
this unwanted and illegal money, and thus purify himself from the evil of
‘riba’. The believer who does this only because
he fears the accounting of Allah on an Inevitable Day, will, if Allah Wills, be
rewarded for keeping himself pure from the evils of ‘riba’.
The spending of illegally and unlawfully earned wealth
does not have any worth in the Sight of Allah; for Allah is Good and Pure, and
He accepts only what is good and pure.
The issue with the illegally and unlawfully accumulated
money is not how best to spend it, but how soon can one rid himself of this
illegal and unlawful wealth. His only
intention in giving this money away should be to purify oneself and get rid of
the evil that is with him. This illegal
and unlawful money earned from interest can be compared to a burning coal in
one’s hand! When one unintentionally and
accidentally holds a burning coal, his only intention is to get rid of the
burning coal from his hand; not where best to place it so that it can be of
some benefit to others!
Your Question: i
need inspiration, i dont know how to get that inspiration, but i crave it.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 9 Surah
Taubah verse 111:
111 Allah has purchased of the believers their persons and their goods;
for theirs (in return) is the Garden (of
Dear and beloved Sister in
Islam, what can be a bigger incentive or inspiration for one to unconditionally
submit their wills to the Will of their Creator in the mere short and
transitory life of this world….. in return for the promised Gardens of Paradise
in the eternal and everlasting life of the Hereafter????
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 32 Surah Sajdah verse 17:
No living being knows
what comfort of the eyes has been kept hidden from them, as a recompense (in
Sahih Al-Bukhari
Hadith 4.467 Narrated by Abu
Huraira
Allah's Messenger
(saws) said, "Allah, The High and Exalted He is, said, 'I have prepared
for My pious slaves things (in Paradise) which have never been seen by an eye,
or heard by an ear, or (even) imagined by a human being.'
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 36 Surah Ya
Seen verses 55-58:
Verily the People of the Gardens shall that Day enjoy
in everything that they do; they and
their wives will be in groves of (cool) shade,
reclining on Thrones (of dignity).
They shall have all kinds of tasteful fruits, and they shall have there, whatever they may desire. They will have been greeted with ‘Peace’, a
Word (of salutation) from a Lord, Most Merciful.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 78 Surah
Nabaa verses 31-37:
31 Verily for the righteous there (in
32 Gardens enclosed and Grape-vines;
33 Companions of Equal Age;
34 And a Cup full (to the Brim).
35 No Vanity shall they hear therein nor
Untruth
36 Recompense from thy Lord a Gift (amply)
sufficient
37 (From) the Lord of the heavens and the earth and all between (Allah),
The Most Gracious:
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 76 Surah
Dahr verses 11-22:
11 But Allah will deliver them (the Righteous) from the evil of that
Day and will shed over them a light of Beauty and a (blissful) Joy.
12 And because they were patient and constant He will reward them with
a Garden and (garments of) silk.
13 Reclining in the (Garden) on raised thrones (of Dignity) they will
see there neither the sun's (excessive heat) nor (the moon's) excessive cold.
14 And the shades of the (Garden) will come low over them and the
bunches (of fruit) there will hang low in humility.
15 And amongst them will be passed round vessels of silver and goblets
of crystal
16 Crystal-clear made of silver: they will determine the measure
thereof (according to their wishes).
17 And they will be given to drink there of
a Cup (of Wine) mixed with Zanjabil
18 A fountain there called Salsabil.
19 And round about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness):
if thou seest them thou wouldst think them scattered Pearls.
20 And when thou lookest it is there thou wilt see a Bliss and a Realm
Magnificent.
21 Upon them will be green Garments of fine silk and heavy brocade and
they will be adorned with Bracelets of silver; and their Lord will give to them
to drink of a Wine Pure and Holy.
22 Verily this is a Reward for you and your Endeavor is accepted and
recognized.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 55 Surah
Rahmaan verses 46-78:
46 But for such as fear the time when they will stand before (the
Tribunal of) their Lord there will be two Gardens
47 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
48 Containing all kinds (of trees and
delights)
49 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
50 In them (each) will be two Springs
flowing (free);
51 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
52 In them will be Fruits of every kind two
and two.
53 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
54 They will recline on Carpets whose inner linings will be of rich
brocade: the Fruit of the Gardens will be Near (and easy of reach).
55 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
56 In them will be (Maidens) Chaste restraining their glances whom no
man or Jinn before them has touched
57 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
58 Like unto rubies and coral.
59 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
60 Is there any Reward for Good other than
Good?
61 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
62 And besides these two there are two other
Gardens
63 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
64 Dark green in color (from plentiful
watering).
65 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
66 In them (each) will be two springs pouring forth water in continuous
abundance:
67 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
68 In them will be Fruits and dates and
pomegranates:
69 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
70 In them will be fair (companions) good
beautiful
71 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
72 Companions restrained (as to their
glances) in (goodly) pavilions
73 Then which of the favor of your Lord will
ye deny?
74 Whom no man or Jinn before them has
touched
75 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
76 Reclining on green Cushions and rich
Carpets of beauty.
77 Then which of the favors of your Lord
will ye deny?
78 Blessed be the name of thy Lord full of
Majesty Bounty and Honor.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chaper 44 Surah Dukhan
verses 51-57:
51 As to the Righteous (they will be) in a
position of Security
52 Among Gardens and Springs;
53 Dressed in fine silk and in rich brocade
they will face each other;
54 So; and We shall Join them to Companions with beautiful big and lustrous
eyes.
55 There can they call for every kind of
fruit in peace and security;
56 Nor will they there taste Death except the first Death; and He will
preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire
57 As a Bounty from thy Lord! That will be
The Supreme Achievement!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 56 Surah
Waqiah verses 10-38:
10 And those Foremost (in Faith) will be
Foremost (in the Hereafter).
11 These will be those Nearest to Allah:
12 In Gardens of Bliss:
13 A number of people from those of old
14 And a few from those of later times.
15 (They will be) on Thrones encrusted (with
gold and precious stones).
16 Reclining on them facing each other.
17 Round about them will (serve) youths of
perpetual (freshness).
18 With goblets (shining) beakers and cups
(filled) out of clear-flowing fountains:
19 No after-ache will they receive therefrom
nor will they suffer intoxication:
20 And with fruits any that they may select;
21 And the flesh of fowls any that they may
desire.
22 And (there will be) Companions with
beautiful big and lustrous eyes--
23 Like unto Pearls well-guarded.
24 A Reward for the Deeds of their past
(Life).
25 No frivolity will they hear therein nor
any taint of ill
26 Only the saying "Peace! Peace!"
27 The Companions of the Right Hand what will be the Companions of the
Right Hand?
28 (They will be) among lote trees without
thorns
29 Among Talh trees with flowers (or fruits)
piled one above another
30 In shade long-extended
31 By water flowing constantly
32 And fruit in abundance
33 Whose season is not limited nor (supply)
forbidden
34 And on Thrones (of Dignity) raised high.
35 We have created (their Companions) of
special creation.
36 And made them virgin-pure (and undefiled)
37 Beloved (by nature) equal in age
38 For the companions of the Right Hand.
Allah
has promised the fortunate dwellers of
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 50 Surah Qaaf verse 35:
There they (the men and women of
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 25 Surah Furqan verses 15-16:
Ask them, “Is this (the Fire) better, or the
In
short, the fortunate people who will be rewarded Paradise by Allah Subhanah, will
get an abundance of all things from their Lord Most Generous: eternal life of pleasure, gardens,
wealth, properties, palaces, servants,
canals of milk and honey, natural
springs, abundance of food and
fruits, and loving husband/wives, children, family, etc.
And above all, they will get the Pleasure and Good Will of their Lord Most
Supreme, Most Majestic!
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah
Maidah verse 119:
Allah will say:
"This is a Day on which the Truthful will profit from their Truth: theirs
are Gardens with rivers flowing beneath their eternal home: Allah
well-pleased with them and they with Allah: that is the Great Salvation
(the fulfillment of all desires).
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 98 Surah
Al-Bayyinah verse 8:
Their reward is with
Allah: Gardens of Eternity Beneath which rivers flow; They will dwell therein
for ever; Allah well pleased with them and they with Him: all this for such as fear their Lord and
Cherisher.
If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and
commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any
other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be
assured of being led astray.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well
wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister