What is the ruling on money earned from a machine bought with money acquired from smuggling cars and paying bribes to circumvent the law? And can the money be purified by giving away the original capital?
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It is permissible to benefit from what you earn from the machine purchased with the money from cars you brought in illegally, as long as you have repented from smuggling and disobeying the ruler.
An أمر (command/matter) in which there is no public interest does not necessitate compliance except outwardly. The capital is lawful, and it is not obligatory to give away the price of the machine to purify the money. However, you must pay the obligatory , and it is advisable to show kindness to the poor, the needy, and relatives, for charity extinguishes sin.
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