Is it permissible to take interest from the compulsory savings deducted by the Israeli Ministry of Education, knowing that there is a necessity to take small interest-bearing loans from Israeli banks for a "decent" life in Dar al-Harb, taking into consideration Abu Hanifa's conditions for usury in Dar al-Harb?
The majority of scholars agree on the absolute prohibition of riba (interest/usury), contrary to Abu Hanifa who said it is not forbidden in Dar al-Harb (Abode of War) between a Muslim and a non-Muslim, or between two Muslims who have not emigrated from it. He based his view on a hadith from Makhul and on the permissibility of seizing the wealth of the people of war. The majority, however, cited the general evidence for the prohibition of riba, stating that what is forbidden in Dar al-Islam (Abode of Islam) is also forbidden in Dar al-Harb. They also responded to the athar (narration) of Makhul by saying it is mursal (has a missing link in its chain of transmission) and that it might be a prohibition. There is absolutely no good in riba; any profits gained from it should be disposed of by giving them to the poor and needy, and a poor person is permitted to take from it what he needs. It is not permissible to borrow with riba except out of dire necessity.
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