Is it permissible to fund হজ্জ with money from interest (riba)?

It is not permissible to intentionally earn interest and then use it for হজ্জ. Interest (riba) is among the most severely prohibited matters in Islam. Allah says: 'Allah has permitted trade and হারাম interest' (Al-Baqarah 2:275). However, if a person has already received interest without seeking it (such as from a conventional bank account), scholars advise donating it to the poor rather than using it for personal benefit. Sheikh Ibn Baz stated: 'হজ্জ must be funded from lawful (halal) earnings. নবী করীম (সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম) said: Allah is pure and accepts only what is pure (Sahih Muslim 1015).'