What is the ruling on one who bought a piece of land with the profits from qat?
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Question:
A questioner from Yemen says: I have a piece of land that I bought for four million riyals from the profits of qat. Also, I used to swear false oaths, exaggerate in money, and be untrustworthy. What is the ruling on this money? And is it permissible for me to give this money in charity to my relatives and kin?
Answer:
What do you mean by giving in charity? One does not give in charity with haram (forbidden) money, but one gets rid of it by distributing it to the needy, as a means of getting rid of it, not as an act of charity.
A questioner from Yemen says: I have a piece of land that I bought for four million riyals from the profits of qat. Also, I used to swear false oaths, exaggerate in money, and be untrustworthy. What is the ruling on this money? And is it permissible for me to give this money in charity to my relatives and kin?
Answer:
What do you mean by giving in charity? One does not give in charity with haram (forbidden) money, but one gets rid of it by distributing it to the needy, as a means of getting rid of it, not as an act of charity.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من اشترى قطعة أرض بأرباح القات؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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