What is the Sharīʿah ruling on opening a current account in usurious banks, while not utilizing the interest generated by the account?
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It is not permissible to deal with usurious banks by opening a current account, because it is considered cooperation in sin, which is prohibited in His (Allah's) Almighty saying: "And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression." This is only permissible if necessity calls for it.
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