How is ill-gotten wealth disposed of when its unlawful nature is tied to the earner's responsibility, and how can the needy benefit from it? Furthermore, which is better: to give charity from a sum of lawful money instead of the ill-gotten money, especially given that the one who acquired the unlawful money possesses no lawful money whatsoever?

Unlawful wealth is of two types: that which is inherently unlawful, which must be returned to its owner, and that which is unlawful due to the manner of its acquisition, such as usurious interest. Usurious interest must be returned to its owner if possible; otherwise, it should be spent on general Muslim welfare or given to the poor. It is permissible for a poor, repentant person to take from it what suffices him.