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What is the ruling on eating from relatives' money and accepting their gifts if the source is an insurance pension from unlawful money, and what should be done if this has already occurred?

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It is not valid to base a ruling on people's wealth, whether permissible or forbidden, merely on conjecture, doubt, or probability. The fundamental principle regarding a Muslim's wealth is that it is permissible. Insurance varies in its ruling according to its nature: whether it is cooperative, commercial, or social security. As for the owner of mixed wealth, accepting his gift is not forbidden but disliked. However, for the owner of pure unlawful wealth, it is not permissible to accept his gift or eat from his food.

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