Is it permissible to substitute the value of a shoe that was bought with money from usury, then donate the shoe and the remaining amount to the poor or to orphans?
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Money obtained from usury is ill-gotten wealth that is not permissible to own or benefit from. The obligation, along with repentance, is to spend it on the interests of Muslims, such as the poor and the needy, and building schools.
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