What should you do about gold whose source you doubt, and your mother confirms she bought it?
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The default is to believe the mother's statement that she bought the gold, and there is no harm in using it. However, if there is a strong suspicion, due to circumstantial evidence, that its source is unlawful, then using it becomes disliked. It can be disposed of or returned to the mother in a way that does not anger her, in accordance with the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt."
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