What is Sheikh Al-Albani's opinion on bank interest, and what is the Islamic legal ruling on it?
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The benefits from usurious banks constitute forbidden usury (riba). Sheikh Al-Albani, may Allah have mercy on him, clearly articulated their absolute prohibition in his fatwas, stating that calling them "benefits" is a deceptive manipulation of Allah's rulings. He cited the : "There will be people in my Ummah who will drink wine, calling it by another name."
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