Are bank profits permissible if they are intended for investment and not for lending to the bank?
Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 2026
Depositing money in usurious banks is lending with interest, and the intention of investment does not change that, because it does not transform the unlawful into the lawful. Real investment is achieved by developing wealth through trade and speculation, whereas usurious banks deal only in debt, borrowing and lending with interest, which does not benefit society.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/49685
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 49685
- Imported
- Translation status
- Source text, unreviewed
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy