What is the ruling on working with the owner of a store who acquired his wealth through unlawful means, and the ruling on accepting his charity and gifts?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : May Allah greet you.
The Shaykh : May Allah welcome you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, my brother, I want to direct a question via phone to Shaykh Muhammad. This is it, I have Shaykh Muhammad with me, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : I say, Shaykh Muhammad, if a man acquires wealth from an unlawful source and then uses it to run a store, a store, is it permissible for a person to work with him in this store? And if he donates some of the money that comes out of this store, is it permissible for us to accept this money from him, especially in the area of da'wah?
The Shaykh : What he took from them, and the sin is upon him.
The questioner : Yes, and it is permissible to work with him.
The Shaykh : No, working in the store that he acquired from haram (forbidden) sources.
The questioner : Yes, but they earned it from haram, yes.
The Shaykh : He acquired it first from haram.
The questioner : And then he repented.
The Shaykh : He turned to Allah, yes, and he paid, and he paid what he had taken.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, he gave out what he had taken.
The questioner : The sound is not clear, Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : I say, when he repented to Allah, did he not send us the money he took?
The questioner : With a store. He ran a store with it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A grocery store. And from this grocery store he sometimes spends on da'wah and such, yes?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for him, yes, I say if he repented to Allah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the owner of the injustice, the one from whom he stole or something similar, is present, let him seek reconciliation from him, the one who contacts him, or do you not hear me?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Or he contacts me and asks my forgiveness.
The questioner : Yes. Meaning, right now we do not accept money from him.
The Shaykh : He does not accept gifts from her, there is no harm.
The questioner : The gift is for her only.
The Shaykh : And the charity is fine, and the sin is upon him.
The questioner : Yes, good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah welcome you.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : And you likewise.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : May Allah greet you.
The Shaykh : May Allah welcome you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, my brother, I want to direct a question via phone to Shaykh Muhammad. This is it, I have Shaykh Muhammad with me, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : I say, Shaykh Muhammad, if a man acquires wealth from an unlawful source and then uses it to run a store, a store, is it permissible for a person to work with him in this store? And if he donates some of the money that comes out of this store, is it permissible for us to accept this money from him, especially in the area of da'wah?
The Shaykh : What he took from them, and the sin is upon him.
The questioner : Yes, and it is permissible to work with him.
The Shaykh : No, working in the store that he acquired from haram (forbidden) sources.
The questioner : Yes, but they earned it from haram, yes.
The Shaykh : He acquired it first from haram.
The questioner : And then he repented.
The Shaykh : He turned to Allah, yes, and he paid, and he paid what he had taken.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning, he gave out what he had taken.
The questioner : The sound is not clear, Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : I say, when he repented to Allah, did he not send us the money he took?
The questioner : With a store. He ran a store with it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A grocery store. And from this grocery store he sometimes spends on da'wah and such, yes?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for him, yes, I say if he repented to Allah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the owner of the injustice, the one from whom he stole or something similar, is present, let him seek reconciliation from him, the one who contacts him, or do you not hear me?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Or he contacts me and asks my forgiveness.
The questioner : Yes. Meaning, right now we do not accept money from him.
The Shaykh : He does not accept gifts from her, there is no harm.
The questioner : The gift is for her only.
The Shaykh : And the charity is fine, and the sin is upon him.
The questioner : Yes, good, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah welcome you.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : And you likewise.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1877- ما حكم العمل مع صاحب متجر اكتسب ماله بغير وجه حق وحكم اخذ صدقته وهديته — youtube.com
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