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.
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Is it permissible to donate money taken from a military institution—money that cannot be returned and, if returned, would be stolen—to mosques and schools in dire need?
Is it permissible for embassy employees to take money resulting from the sale of exemptions on alcoholic beverages obtained by the diplomat, considering it a gift, or is it permissible for the employee to take it and donate it to the poor?
Is the money taken by the husband lawful for him, in the event that he saw a man with his wife in seclusion on his bed, and they reconciled for a sum of money?
What is the ruling on someone who stole a sheep, then repented and sought forgiveness from its owner, but the owner demanded an exaggerated sum of money as a condition for forgiveness, which the thief cannot afford to pay?
Is repentance permissible after having given alms equivalent to the value of sand dumped for a government entity and the value of stones bought from someone other than their owner, given the impossibility of returning them to their original owners?
What is the ruling on money acquired by imposing a percentage discount on goods from farmers without their full consent, and is it permissible to donate this money to an orphanage as a monthly allowance on behalf of the unknown owners of the money?
Is it permissible to use money collected from unlawful sources—before religious commitment—to support a Da‘wah center in Sweden?
What is the ruling on taking a tree branch from a non-Islamic garden that is entered for a fee, and what should be done after planting it, and what is the expiation?