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What is the meaning of the Hadith: "Every flesh that grew from unlawful wealth, the Fire is more befitting of it," and is it still valid with repentance, and does it contradict the saying of Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah regarding the permissibility of giving repenters from unlawful wealth what suffices their needs?

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The warning in the hadith, "(No flesh that has grown from unlawful earnings will enter Paradise, the Fire is more befitting for it)," applies to those who persist in consuming ill-gotten wealth and do not repent. Sincere repentance, however, obliterates what preceded it and purifies the heart and body from any impurities that clung to them, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, "The one who repents from sin is like one who has committed no sin." Furthermore, money that is unlawful due to its acquisition, not its essence, may be used by its owner if he repents and it is spent on the welfare of Muslims. In this case, this money is neither unlawful for him nor impure.

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