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The question

Does the thief bear the injustice of one who drank alcohol that was exchanged for the stolen item?

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What the questioner mentioned does not change anything in the previous answer, except that the sale of alcohol is void. However, whoever purchased it and consumed it is not entitled to a refund of the price. As for the seller, his earning from it is unlawful, and he must donate it as charity. So, if the payer has received his unlawful recompense (such as alcohol), then the recompense should not be returned to him because he consumed it by his own choice, and it is not permissible to combine the recompense and what was recompensed for. This earning is illicit, and the way to dispose of it and complete repentance is through charity. What is forbidden to possess and use (such as alcohol, carrion, pork, and idols) is not valid for purchase, sale, or gifting. And whoever takes a price for it, his earning is illicit, and he is obligated to donate it as charity and it should not be returned to its owner because he has already received the recompense.

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