Unlawful Money and Its Disposal
This subtopic gathers questions on money already acquired in a way that is unlawful or doubtful. They include interest received, mixed money, and how to dispose of or purify it.
Questions readers ask here:
- What should one do who has unintentionally eaten food that is not theirs?
- How is sincere repentance and restitution for injustices possible when one is unable to repay them at once?
- Is it permissible to benefit from a deceased father's wealth if it is mixed with earnings from usury?
- Is it permissible to take money that will be given as a reward for an alleged success?
Questions about the work, rather than the money after the fact, belong under Working Around the Impermissible.
104 questions
Is it permissible to use rebar donated by an individual to the mosque, when it later became apparent that the donor's method of acquiring it was unlawful, or should it only be used for the restrooms, or disposed of outside the mosque?
What is the ruling on money spent by a person from earnings containing a degree of doubt before his repentance, and is he obligated to donate a similar amount after repenting?
Can my mother give charity on my behalf from money I earned through a cracked editing software program, and is this expiation sufficient, or must I return the money to the program's owners?
Is it obligatory to disburse all the money that a father gifted to his daughter for charitable purposes and for the benefit of Muslims, with the intention of absolving his responsibility, after discovering that its source was ill-gotten (embezzlement and bribery)? Or is it permissible for the daughter, or would she be sinful by possessing it?
What is the ruling on my taking money given to me by its owner, who acquired it unlawfully and wishes to dispose of it as repentance to Allah?
Is it obligatory to return the money to merchants and customers when repenting from selling Tramadol, given the difficulty of reaching them and the fear of scandal?
What is the ruling on distributing charity from money offered as sacrifices to idols?
What is the ruling on doing good deeds with ill-gotten money?
Is it permissible to consume wealth that was offered as a sacrifice to idols, then its owner repented and wished to return it?
Is it permissible for me to take an additional quantity of milk without the knowledge of the farm owner, knowing that the excess quantity will be discarded the next day, and is this permissible for others who are not allocated milk?
Is it obligatory to return money stolen from the school cafeteria to the school, or to give it as charity, or to give it to the person in charge of the cafeteria, knowing that the cafeteria belongs to a government school and its profits were distributed to students and the ministry?
What is the ruling on consuming something taken from its owner unlawfully?
1. Is it permissible to spend ill-gotten money on public welfare, and what are the regulations governing this welfare? 2. Is it permissible for a son to marry his stepmother's daughter after their parents' marriage? 3. What is meant by loyalty to disbelievers that is considered apostasy from Islam? 4. What is the ruling on preferring to buy from or deal with a disbeliever to save money, or dealing with them instead of a Muslim? 5. Is the "Council of Redemption for Prayer and Fasting" for the deceased mentioned in Islam?
Does money acquired from illicit relationships become permissible after repentance?
What should I do with the illicit money I possess, according to Fatwa 2326376, given the absence of a governmental body or bank account to return it to?
Is it permissible to give money, known to be unlawful, in charity to my friend for her to buy clothes, after its owner refused to take it back from me, knowing that all of his money is unlawful?
Will a girl be held accountable after puberty for taking prayer coverings from her friends and a storybook from school before puberty without her parents' knowledge, and are her parents sinful, given her current inability to return them to their owners or the school?
What is the ruling on money acquired through embezzlement and theft under a government that does not uphold Allah's law, and what should I do with it after repentance?
What is the ruling on dealing with a corrupt real estate project to seize people's money, and is it permissible to complete the project to restore their rights, and to supplicate for its completion with this intention, and is it permissible to take a necessary amount of money after restoring rights, based on the fatwa of Sheikh Ibn Baz?
How does a person who defrauded people in car sales and falsified them repent, when he does not know the individuals he defrauded?
Is it obligatory for someone who repaired their tooth with ill-gotten money and repented to remove the material they affixed and re-affix it with lawful money? And what is the general rule in such a case?
What is the ruling on taking money without right and using it in a profitable project, then returning it to its owner, knowing that there are circumstances and a dire need for marriage?
Is the money remaining from a previous relationship, which was sent to me by a man who does not wish to reclaim it, considered unlawful (haram)? And is what was purchased with this money, such as clothing, considered unlawful (haram)? And what should I do with the remaining money?
Is it permissible to give money taken in the past from a Quranic study circle's canteen to another Quranic study circle far from the original home?