Is it permissible to work in a French usurious bank if the work involves drafting contracts for non-Muslims to obtain cash amounts with usurious interest taken by the bank?
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Working in writing usurious contracts is unlawful, based on what was reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he cursed the one who consumes Riba (usury), the one who pays it, the one who writes it, and its two witnesses, and he mentioned that they are all equal (in sin). There is no difference in the prohibition whether the contract is for Muslims or others, for what is unlawful in Dar al-Islam (Abode of Islam) is also unlawful in Dar al-Kufr (Abode of Disbelief), and the rulings of Sharia are binding upon Muslims wherever they may be.
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