Is it permissible to benefit from money acquired through work that was later discovered to be impermissible, knowing that there is financial hardship?
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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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