Is it permissible to withdraw one's salary from the Saudi National Bank and leave some money in the account to keep it open, given that the employee does not have a choice in the matter?
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If a bank deals with usury (riba), it is not permissible to open an account with it or to keep money in it by choice, due to the Almighty’s saying: (And do not cooperate in sin and aggression). However, in case of necessity, such as when an employer requires opening an account in a usurious bank, then necessities permit prohibitions, with the obligation to abandon that when the necessity ceases.
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