Is the university stipend, disbursed to all students, considered haram due to previous academic cheating, and do the profits from real estate work, earned using a computer repaired with money from this stipend, become haram? And how can the money and the device be purified if the answer is yes? And is real estate work considered haram if it is completed using devices in an internet cafe that run non-genuine software, and are these concerns about the source of halal money a lingering obsession that should be ignored?
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Just as you have turned away from obsessive thoughts in matters of prayer, turn away from them in financial matters. The best cure for obsessive thoughts is to ignore them and not pay attention to them. What you mentioned about the bonus, salary, and real estate contribution are all obsessive thoughts. Cheating, pirated software, and other such things do not make the money unlawful for you. Beware of opening this door of obsessive thoughts upon yourself.
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