Is it permissible to benefit from money of unknown origin, specifically funds that an accountant at a development bank claims to have found in a frozen account, for the purpose of paying off debts and undertaking charitable projects?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
This scam message aims to steal your money by seizing your account number, and the sagacious believer is not fooled by such tricks. Even if we assume the news is true, neither you nor the sender has any right to the deceased's money.
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