If one buys a house with forbidden money and then repents to Allah, does he remain in the house?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person buys a house with forbidden money, then repents to Allah after five years and commits to the Sunnah, and he is still living in this house, does he say: Is it permissible for him to stay in it, or must he get rid of it?
Answer:
He should give in charity an amount equal to the forbidden money. He gives it in charity to get rid of the forbidden money and stays in the house. If he gives in charity the money with which he bought the house, he gives the equivalent amount in charity, and the house becomes permissible for him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person buys a house with forbidden money, then repents to Allah after five years and commits to the Sunnah, and he is still living in this house, does he say: Is it permissible for him to stay in it, or must he get rid of it?
Answer:
He should give in charity an amount equal to the forbidden money. He gives it in charity to get rid of the forbidden money and stays in the house. If he gives in charity the money with which he bought the house, he gives the equivalent amount in charity, and the house becomes permissible for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [30 -308] من اشترى بيتا بمال حرام ثم تاب إلى الله، هل يبقى في البيت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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