Paying one's helper with interest money

Q: What do we do with interest money? Can we pay our helper at home in the form of wages? 

A: No. Give it to some poor person without the niyyat of thawaab, not as a remuneration for any service.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)