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Does money earned from unlawful acts, such as selling alcohol and drugs, become permissible after repentance?

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If someone who earns unlawfully knows it is forbidden, it does not become permissible for him through repentance. Rather, he must dispose of it by spending it on charitable causes and good deeds.

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