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Is it permissible for a university student to work temporarily in usurious banks to gain experience?

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It is not permissible to work in interest-based banks, even temporarily or for gaining experience, due to Allah’s saying: "And do not cooperate in sin and aggression," and because working therein involves directly engaging in what is unlawful, assisting in it, or consenting to it. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, cursed the one who consumes interest, the one who feeds it, its scribe, and its two witnesses, stating that they are all equal, which indicates the prohibition of assisting in falsehood.

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