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May I use interest money to pay airport taxes?

Published as Using interest money to pay airport taxes

· 9 Jumada II 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

May I use interest money to pay airport taxes?

Answer

Interest money should be given out to some poor person without the niyyat of thawaab.

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

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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