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What is the ruling on buying something that was taken as a bribe?

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Allah has forbidden consuming wealth unlawfully, which includes usurpation, plunder, gambling, and bribery. It is not permissible to buy something obtained through bribery because its owner's right to it remains. Whoever consumes wealth unlawfully without considering it permissible must repent and return the money to its owner, or donate it to the poor if the owner is unknown. If someone gives money (as a bribe) to ward off injustice from themselves, their action is permissible, but the recipient is sinful, and the money remains the property of its owner.

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