Is it permissible to steal ill-gotten money to spend it on the poor and on charitable causes?
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Allah Almighty is good and accepts only what is good. It is not permissible to achieve nearness (to Allah) through forbidden means. A noble goal does not justify means that Allah has forbidden. Such an act is like that of a woman who committed adultery in order to give charity.
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