What is the ruling on living in a house built by one's father with money from cultivating and selling drugs, knowing that the son wishes to dispose of the ill-gotten money by paying the equivalent value of his dwelling from his lawful money to the needy?
Scholars have differed on the issue of the repentant person who possesses ill-gotten wealth, presenting three opinions. We lean towards the permissibility for a poor person to take from ill-gotten wealth for their sustenance and basic needs, such as housing, and to dispose of the excess by giving it as charity. Therefore, there is no harm for you in benefiting from this housing, even with the intention of not compensating for it; for it falls under the category of giving charity to oneself and one's family. If you desire the more cautious approach, then donate the value of the furnishings in it from lawful money to those in need, and then pay the full value of the house along with the plot of land whenever you are able.
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