Is it permissible to pay taxes, fees, and fines from bank interest?
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Usurious interest is ill-gotten wealth that must be disposed of by spending it on charitable causes, such as giving charity to the poor and repairing roads. It is not permissible to pay taxes, fees, or fines from it, because that benefits the payer.
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