Is the extra money spent by mistake permissible or forbidden?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Working in interest-based banks is forbidden unless there is an urgent necessity, in which case one must seek lawful employment.
Salary earned from unlawful work must be disposed of by spending it on charitable causes and public welfare. It is permissible for a poor person to take from it according to his need.
If you were not aware of the impermissibility of the work previously, there is no sin in benefiting from what you have already received, but disposing of it is more cautious.
If a salary is disbursed twice by mistake, it must be returned to the bank if possible; otherwise, it should be spent on charitable causes.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/155060
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 155060
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy