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What is the ruling on the profits from shares of a company whose capital consists of deposits and loans from a usurious bank, if these shares were granted to employees against their will?

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If the company deals with usury (riba), its earnings are unlawful (haram) and must be disposed of by spending them on Muslim public interests and the poor. There is no sin on the employees as long as they are coerced, and they must withdraw their capital from it if they are able.

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