What are the designated uses for funds, a portion of which constitutes profits from the sale of alcoholic beverages, which scholars have specified for donation? Is it permissible to donate these funds to Muslims, or only to non-Muslims? And is it permissible to use them for a charitable endowment (waqf) or for various types of sadaqah (charity)?
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If part or all of a person's work involves selling alcohol, then it is not permissible for him to take a wage for the forbidden work. He must estimate the proportion of the unlawful in his salary through diligent effort. The obligation in this case is to leave the work.
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