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Donating haraam money to your family

Crime & Punishment, Fatwa, Forbidden Wealth, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen 14 October 2016 Abu 'Abdullaah

Is it permissible for me to donate money, which I have acquired in a prohibited manner, to my family – since it is impossible for me to return it back to its owner?

Repenting from Ribaa

Fatwa, Forbidden Wealth, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen 12 October 2016 Abu 'Abdullaah

Reference: Fataawa Noor ‘alad-Darb – Question No.6293, Page 122, Volume 12 Question: Does repentance expiate [the sin of dealing with] ribaa? Response: Repentance expiates everything, and wipes away [the sin of] what has [since] passed – [whether it be] ribaa or other than it. However, regarding ribaa, Allaah (Ta’aala) says: {But if you repent, you may […]

He gave me back more money in change

Fatwa, Forbidden Wealth, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen, Transactions 4 October 2016 Abu 'Abdullaah

A seller who makes a mistake in calculating [the total amount due] – unintentionally gives the buyer more or less change [than he is due]; [in this case] should he give [the buyer] the remainder [of the change] or [just] keep it?

Using haraam earnings for hajj, getting married or building a masjid

Fatwa, Forbidden Wealth, Marriage, Pilgrimage [حج و عمرة], Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-’Uthaymeen 30 September 2016 Abu 'Abdullaah

If a person had amassed immense wealth made up of trading in haraam, and then repented to Allaah [from that], is it then permissible for him to perform hajj using this wealth, or donate to charity from it, or [even] get married or build a masjid using it?