Is it permissible for a Muslim to spend a sum of money gifted to him as an 'Eidiya, after he knows that it originates from bank interest (from non-Islamic banks with fixed interest rates)? If it is not permissible, then how should it be spent? Can it be used in an online game where real money can be spent, knowing that refusal might lead to conflict and dispute? And does a Muslim's modesty diminish due to lust or not lowering the gaze? Does his modesty return to him after repentance?
It is not permissible to accept a gift from the essence of usurious profits. One must dispose of it by spending it on public interests. However, if the gift is from money mixed between lawful and unlawful, it is permissible to accept it, though it is disliked. Sins diminish modesty, and repentance strengthens and increases faith.
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