Is it permissible to pay Zakat al-Fitr (Ramadan alms) with a value that exceeds the bank interest, and is this interest lawful or unlawful?
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Interest from usurious banks is unlawful, because it is usury. is not obligatory on such usurious interest, because it is unlawful wealth that must be disposed of by spending it on general Muslim welfare.
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