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The ruling regarding the salary of bank employees

Fatwa, Fatwa Focus, Forbidden Wealth, Ribaa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 18 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

Is the salary which the employees of banks in general receive, and Arab banks specifically, halaal or haraam, since I have heard that it is haraam because the banks deal with ribaa in some of their transactions?

Working for a company which takes a loan from a bank which deals with ribaa

Borrowing & Lending, Fatwa, Fatwa Focus, Ribaa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 18 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

I am an accountant in a trading company, and this company is forced to take out loans from a bank which deals in ribaa. Then a copy of the loan agreement comes to me to confirm the company’s debt and register it in the books.

Working for a bank which deals with ribaa

Employment, Fatwa, Fatwa Focus, Ribaa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 18 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

The son of my maternal uncle works for the Bank al-Jazeerah as an employee. So is it permissible for him to work there or not?

The army in which I work, forces me to shave off my beard

Beard, Clothing & Adornment, Fatwa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 15 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

I have a friend who shaved off his beard, and I admonished him for it, so he told me: “The system within the army in which I work in my country forces me to shave off my beard”. So is this permissible? [Please] advise us, and may Allaah reward you with good.

Prohibition of dyeing the hair and beard in black

Beard, Clothing & Adornment, Fatwa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 15 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

How authentic are the ahaadeeth in which mention is made about dyeing the beard a black colour, since dyeing the beard black is widespread amongst many of those who claim knowledge [of the Sharee’ah].

A new law requires me to shave off my beard in order to renew my passport

Beard, Clothing & Adornment, Fatwa, Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez ibn Baaz 15 July 2001 Abu 'Abdullaah

Your excellency, my passport has expired and I want to renew it so that I can come and perform ‘Umrah and the obligatory Hajj. [The passport office] requested I shave off my beard in accordance with the new law which was recently passed in my country. So what do I do?