What is my obligation regarding money earned from my previous work at the bank? Should I prioritize marriage over repaying my debt? If repaying the debt is more important, is it permissible to give it to my father to settle a usurious loan? If I get married, do I have to inform my wife about the debt? Do I have to set aside a monthly amount to pay it off, or wait until the full amount accumulates? Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj while having this debt? What is the ruling on my current work as an accounting expert? Should I plan to open my own office, taking these debts and obligations into consideration?
If a person repents from illicit earnings and finds it impossible to dispose of the ill-gotten money, then only repentance is required of him. If the illicit money is still in his possession and he is poor and in need, it is permissible for him to take from it according to his need, including the expenses of marriage, because he is among the poor. This is especially true since marriage for the sake of chastity is a cause for wealth, as stated in the noble verse: "And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves. If they should be poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty."
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