Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Azaadville

Using Riba (Interest) To Settle Levies

· 25 Rabiʻ II 1446 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I would like to know if Riba (interest funds) can be used to avert of taxes such as petrol levies and RAF levies ?

Answer

In the queried scenario, you would considered to be taking benefit from interest funds hence it will not be permissible to use interest monies accrued from commercial banks to avert the taxes listed in your query.

Approved by
Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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