What is the ruling on selling land that was entirely purchased with usurious bank interest, and what is the ruling on the price of this land?
The impermissibility of ill-gotten wealth is tied to the liability of its possessor. The possessor of usurious gains must dispose of them by giving their amount to the poor and needy or for general Muslim welfare. However, if the person was unaware of its impermissibility at the time of acquisition and then repented, some scholars are of the view that repentance is sufficient for them and they are not obliged to dispose of the money, based on the Almighty's saying: "So for him is what has passed, and his affair is to Allah." Accordingly, there is no harm in selling the land and benefiting from its price, with the obligation to dispose of the amount of usurious gains for one who was aware of their prohibition, and no such obligation for one who was ignorant.
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