Is money from Pharaonic statues inherently forbidden (haram al-ayn) or forbidden to acquire (haram al-kasb)?
We do not know the questioner's intent, but he may be seeking to differentiate between money that is inherently forbidden and money that is forbidden due to its illicit acquisition. The first is forbidden to everyone, like pork, while the second is forbidden only to its earner, like money acquired through usury. This is supported by the fact that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, dealt with Jews despite their consumption of ill-gotten gains. Selling statues is forbidden, and their price is impure, based on the Prophet's saying, peace and blessings be upon him: "Indeed, Allah and His Messenger have forbidden the sale of intoxicants, dead animals, pigs, and idols." Whatever is forbidden to benefit from is forbidden to sell and consume its price, such as idols and books of polytheism. Whatever is forbidden to possess and use cannot be sold or gifted, and its price is an impure earning that must be given away in charity.
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