A person traded with haram money, then repented. Is the entire amount haram, or only the principal?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person has haram money, if a person has haram money and traded with it, then repented, is the entire amount haram, or only the principal?
Answer:
It is all haram, and whatever results from it, whatever results from the haram, is haram. So his profit is haram. If he repents, he must dispose of it by placing it in a public project or distributing it to the poor. This is not in the category of sadaqah (voluntary charity), but in the category of disposing of it, like lost money that has no owner. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person has haram money, if a person has haram money and traded with it, then repented, is the entire amount haram, or only the principal?
Answer:
It is all haram, and whatever results from it, whatever results from the haram, is haram. So his profit is haram. If he repents, he must dispose of it by placing it in a public project or distributing it to the poor. This is not in the category of sadaqah (voluntary charity), but in the category of disposing of it, like lost money that has no owner. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3565- 4717] شخص تاجر بمال حرام ثم تاب فهل المال جميعه محرم أم رأس المال فقط؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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