Back to search
The question

Is the Social Solidarity Fund, to which teachers contribute a monthly amount and receive multiple times that amount at the end of their service, considered a permissible reward, or does it involve an element of usury?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

If the amount paid at the end of service is the sum of what was paid to the employee and what the employer added as a grant, or if it resulted from investment in permissible projects, then it is permissible, and it is permissible to continue in the fund. However, if the amount includes usurious interest, or if it was invested in forbidden matters (such as alcohol and cinema), then the portion resulting from the forbidden activity must be disposed of by spending it on the welfare of Muslims, and it is not permissible to continue in the fund.

Summary from Ftawy's records · added here

Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Where this answer came from
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
80767
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