I am working in a govt. Gas Transmission & Distribution Company. Its main business is purchasing and selling of natural gas. Every year company gives 5%profit bonus as 'Workers Profit Participation Fund'(WPPF) from Profit before tax. Every year each and every employee get the same amount of money from it in addition to regular salary, bonuses and allowances. And distributed in two installment before two eid festivals. The company's 10% to 15% profit came from Fixed deposit in interest based bank. So, what an employee can do in this case to take the 5% Bonus? Is the whole bonus amount treated be halal income or the portion of the bonus that came from interest income should be treated haram and deducted from bonus to be safe? Early response is expected, Please.

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Regarding the annual bonus given by the company to the employee as 'Workers Profit Participation Fund' (WPPF) and the like, then it is permissible for him to take it and benefit from it. It does not matter that a part of the company's profits comes from bank interest, because the company's money is mixed. So, it is permissible for the worker to take his right from its money and accept what it grants him of allowances, bonuses; and the unlawful percentage remains a part of the company's money, and not a part of what is taken by the workers, be it salaries or gifts.

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