What is the ruling on buying a new shop to earn lawful income from mixed funds?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: A man was trading in cigarettes and stolen goods, and he had a small amount of lawful money in his funds. Then he left this forbidden trade and bought a shop to trade in. The question is: Is what he earns from this shop after he left the trade in forbidden things lawful or not? Please inform us, and may Allah bless you.
Answer:
Praise be to Allah who granted him the blessing of repentance and leaving the forbidden. However, he is required to calculate the forbidden money if he knows its amount, or estimate it to the best of his ability, and give it in charity. He must calculate the forbidden money or estimate it to the best of his ability, give it in charity, and rid himself of it. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: A man was trading in cigarettes and stolen goods, and he had a small amount of lawful money in his funds. Then he left this forbidden trade and bought a shop to trade in. The question is: Is what he earns from this shop after he left the trade in forbidden things lawful or not? Please inform us, and may Allah bless you.
Answer:
Praise be to Allah who granted him the blessing of repentance and leaving the forbidden. However, he is required to calculate the forbidden money if he knows its amount, or estimate it to the best of his ability, and give it in charity. He must calculate the forbidden money or estimate it to the best of his ability, give it in charity, and rid himself of it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم شراء محل جديد للتكسب الحلال من مال مختلط؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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