Is it permissible to accept charity from a man whose source of wealth is unknown?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. From a butcher in Abu 'Aris, a message was sent by a listener. The sender, the shepherd, says: We have a wealthy man with a great deal of money who gives us some of his food and drinks. However, some people say that he deals in riba (usury or interest). What is the ruling on what we take from this man? Is it lawful or forbidden? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The default is leniency and permissibility. Unless you know that the money he gave you is from what is forbidden, such as riba or otherwise, in which case you do not accept it and it is not lawful for you. But if you do not know, and he has wealth other than riba and other forbidden things, then there is no blame on you, because the default is lawfulness, and praise be to Allah.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. From a butcher in Abu 'Aris, a message was sent by a listener. The sender, the shepherd, says: We have a wealthy man with a great deal of money who gives us some of his food and drinks. However, some people say that he deals in riba (usury or interest). What is the ruling on what we take from this man? Is it lawful or forbidden? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The default is leniency and permissibility. Unless you know that the money he gave you is from what is forbidden, such as riba or otherwise, in which case you do not accept it and it is not lawful for you. But if you do not know, and he has wealth other than riba and other forbidden things, then there is no blame on you, because the default is lawfulness, and praise be to Allah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4010- هل يجوز أن تقبل الصدقة من رجل لا يعرف مصدر ماله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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