I have interest money with me, lying in my SB account [this is not fixed deposit but interest received on SB account given by the bank without my demand. Can I use this money to pay my income tax? NOTE: I am also paying my zakah out of my halal earnings.
Answer:
(Fatwa: 164/164/M=1433)
It is allowable to pay income tax with the interest money received from government bank.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband