Is it permissible to give haram (forbidden) money to a poor woman with the intention of getting rid of it?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I obtained money through a forbidden means. Is it permissible for me to give it to my poor and sick maternal aunt? He says: I obtained money through a forbidden means. Is it permissible for me to give it to my poor and sick maternal aunt with the intention of getting rid of it? If I repent to Allah.
Answer:
If you repent to Allah from this haram (forbidden) earnings, then you get rid of it by giving it to a needy person. You give it to a needy person, whether from your relatives or others, for the sake of getting rid of it, not as charity, like lost money. This becomes like lost money that has no owner, so you give it to the needy along with repentance to Allah the Exalted and Majestic. As for if you continue with the haram (forbidden) earnings and say you will give it in charity, this is haram (forbidden), like the orphan’s food. Like the orphan’s food. Woe to her who gives it. Do not commit zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and do not give it in charity. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I obtained money through a forbidden means. Is it permissible for me to give it to my poor and sick maternal aunt? He says: I obtained money through a forbidden means. Is it permissible for me to give it to my poor and sick maternal aunt with the intention of getting rid of it? If I repent to Allah.
Answer:
If you repent to Allah from this haram (forbidden) earnings, then you get rid of it by giving it to a needy person. You give it to a needy person, whether from your relatives or others, for the sake of getting rid of it, not as charity, like lost money. This becomes like lost money that has no owner, so you give it to the needy along with repentance to Allah the Exalted and Majestic. As for if you continue with the haram (forbidden) earnings and say you will give it in charity, this is haram (forbidden), like the orphan’s food. Like the orphan’s food. Woe to her who gives it. Do not commit zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and do not give it in charity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز إعطاء مال حرام لامرأة فقيرة بنية التخلص منه؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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