Question
What is the ruling of keeping an ATM in one’s store, and the business owner receives a percentage of the fees charged by the ATM?
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Answer
It is permissible to keep an ATM in one’s store. The fees charged by the ATM are not considered interest. Instead, these are service fees charged for using the machine.
Mukhtasar Al-Quduri: p. 336-337 (Bushra)
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Written by Maulana Mohammad Ahsan Osmani
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham