Is the financial compensation awarded for an injustice that occurred lawful or unlawful?
Injustice is darknesses on the Day of Resurrection and is forbidden. The oppressed will have their rights restored on the Day of Resurrection if they do not receive them in this world. The oppressed person has the right to seek justice from their oppressor. If the injustice was material and the amount you obtained equals the extent of the harm, then there is no blame upon you for benefiting from the amount. However, if the harm was non-material (moral), it is not permissible to take material compensation for it, and you are obliged to return it to its rightful owners, or spend it on public welfare or for the poor and needy if you are unable to return it.
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