What should I do to purify my money, seeing that I accepted a commission from a contractor in exchange for giving him some work, and I have repented to Allah, but I have not returned the money to the company for fear of legal accountability?
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If the contractor gives money to the supervisor to gain his favor in assigning some work to him, this money is a forbidden bribe and should not be returned to the contractor; rather, it should be spent on charitable causes. The Permanent Committee has stated that taking this amount is unlawful, is not considered a gift, and must be spent on charitable causes, and should not be returned to the contractor.
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