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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Giving in charity money that is haram (forbidden) and whose origin is riba (usury or interest)

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it permissible to give haram (forbidden) money, whose origin is riba (usury or interest), to the poor and needy, or to give it as charity?

Answer:
No, it is not permissible to give haram (forbidden) money as charity, and there is no reward for the one who gives it.
Source المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 20-04-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:06:19)

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