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Must I leave my job if my employer insists on keeping the company's account in a Riba-based bank, knowing that I am responsible for banking transactions, and is there a way to deal with this account without falling into Riba?

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Depositing money in banks for a fixed interest is forbidden usury, and assisting in it is also forbidden, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, cursed the one who consumes Riba (usury), its payer, its scribe, and its two witnesses, and he said: 'They are all equal (in sin).'" Therefore, it is not permissible to deposit money in usurious banks to receive interest. Nor is it permissible to deposit money in them without interest if there is another place to safeguard the money, except in cases of necessity, such as the absence of a safe place to keep the money. In such a case, it is permissible to deposit it in a current account without interest, and if interest is given, it should be spent on the welfare of Muslims. If the employer insists on depositing money in usurious banks without necessity, then the questioner must leave this job.

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