What is the ruling on the wages earned from online teaching if the internet subscription, house rent, and price of the device used for teaching were paid with money obtained through unlawful means, and does this money become lawful by returning the amounts taken unjustly?
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One must repent to Allah from ill-gotten wealth by feeling remorse and abstaining from it. The money should be returned to its owner if known; otherwise, it should be spent on public utilities for Muslims. As for items purchased with it or wages paid from it, there is no harm in benefiting from them, provided that the equivalent amount of the ill-gotten wealth is disposed of to clear one's conscience.
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