What is the ruling on a person who is given a gift of haram (forbidden) wealth?

The questioner : If a person gives me a gift of haram (forbidden) wealth, it becomes halal (lawful) for me. And if it is halal, is leaving it an act of wara' (scrupulousness)? If leaving it is not an act of wara', when is the prescribed wara' achieved? If a gift is given to a person and the giver is known for consuming what is haram, should the recipient accept it?

The Shaykh : Do not rush. We say there is a distinction in this. If the giver is haram in his specific case, then it is not permissible for the recipient to accept it. For example, if a person gives you a gift of khamr (intoxicants), would you accept it? Why? Because it is haram in its specific case. Now, if a person steals an animal from someone and brings it to you, saying, "Buy this animal" or "I am giving you this animal as a gift," is it permissible for you to accept it? Why? Because it is haram in its specific case. I know, for instance, that this sheep belongs to so-and-so, but this person found it in the desert and brought it to sell it. We say that it is not permissible for the buyer to buy it because he knows that this specific sheep is haram. Now, the second category is what is haram due to the means of its acquisition.
This is haram for the one who acquires it, but not for others. An example of this is riba (usury or interest). A man engages in riba, and we know that he does, so he invites us, for example, to a walimah (wedding feast). Do we accept his invitation or not?
Yes, we accept it, because riba is not haram in its specific case. So we accept his invitation. The evidence for this is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted gifts from the Jews and accepted their invitations. And if he accepted their invitations, meaning when they invited him and he accepted their gifts, he knew that their wealth was halal for him.