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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Disposing of forbidden wealth by giving it in charity

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Question:
How does a person dispose of a burden if it is from a source other than the remembrance of Allah? Does he take it as charity or not? He does not take it.

Answer:
Is it permissible for a person to take what is forbidden and say, "I will give it in charity"? This is not permissible. The poet says: "Woe to you, you who feed orphans from the sweat of your brow; do not commit adultery and do not give charity [from it]."
It is not permissible for a person to commit a forbidden act and take compensation, saying, "I will give it in charity," or to engage in riba (usury or interest), saying, "I do not consume the riba, but I give it in charity or put it into projects." This is not permissible.
Allah is Good and He therefore, accepts only that which is goodإن الله طيب لا يقبل إلا طيبا
Sahih Muslim 1015
Yes.
When a person opens the door of dispensations (rukhsah) for himself, he is destroyed. He becomes lenient at first, saying, "I took it with such an intention," and then his soul becomes greedy with it, and he says, "This is too much; this is stinginess." Then he becomes lenient with it, and eventually he fills himself with what is forbidden and does not care. The soul does not stop at a limit. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 28 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|البيوع|باب السبق|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:07:26)

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