Transactions & Dealings >> Interest & Insurance
Question ID: 168717Country: India
Answer ID: 168717
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 538/449/N=06/1440)
Income tax is non-Shariah tax. It is lawful if one can save oneself from it in anyway. Thus the interest of saving bank which you gave in some charitable institution without an intention of reward you can show it in your income tax return. And in this case the amount which you will receive back from income tax department shall be lawful for you. You can use it in any of your needs. However, it should be noted that interest(giving in the possession of poor) money could only be given in such a charitable institution where that amount is spent on poor as a tamlik. You cannot give it to each and every charitable institution.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India