He has repented from dealing with a riba-based bank but he does not know what his capital was
Question I have a friend who used to deal with riba-based banks, and he took a loan and engaged in other riba-based transactions – we ask Allaah to keep us safe and sound. Allaah blessed him with guidance and he stopped all his dealings with the banks. Now he does not know his original capital,…
Question
Praise be to Allah.
Your friend
should contact the bank to find out how much the interest was that was added
to his capital, then he should get rid of this interest by spending it on
charitable causes. See question no.
292 and
2370.
If he does
not know how much it is exactly, he should pay what he thinks is most likely
to be the amount of interest that he took, and Allaah does not burden any
soul beyond its scope.
With regard
to the interest-based loans that he took and has paid off, that belongs to
him. It is sufficient for him to repent and regret what he has done, and to
resolve not to repeat such haraam actions.
We praise
Allaah for helping him and guiding him away from these haraam interactions,
and we ask Him to bless him in his wealth and to provide for him of His bounty.
And Allaah knows best.
