Is it permissible to benefit from money acquired through work that was later discovered to be impermissible, knowing that there is financial hardship?
It is permissible to benefit from money earned through writing research papers if there is a considerable need for it, because it is money that must not be destroyed; rather, it should be spent on the welfare of Muslims. Indeed, jurists have allowed the poor person to take from it according to his needs.
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