Is it permissible for an Islamic institution suffering from a financial crisis to use interest-based earnings from bank accounts for general activities and facilities, such as toilet paper and bathroom cleaning supplies, knowing that these earnings come from the institution's own accounts?
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The benefits accrued from the institution's accounts in Riba-based banks should be spent on general Muslim welfare, such as orphanages and hospitals, or on the institution's activities and needs, like purchasing cleaning supplies; this is because the institution's funds are endowed for the benefit of Muslims. It must be noted that it is not permissible to place the institution's funds in Riba-based banks if there are other options available.
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