I acquired wealth through haram (forbidden) means before I became Muslim and bought a car with it. What is the ruling on this wealth and the ruling on the car?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I recently became Muslim, and I am from outside this country. I have haram (forbidden) wealth that I acquired before my Islam, and I bought a car with it, and some of it remains. He asks: What is the ruling on this wealth, and what should I do with what I previously bought?
Answer:
Get rid of it, if it is all haram (forbidden), get rid of it by placing it in projects that are beneficial, where people benefit from it, and you get rid of it. It is not as sadaqah (voluntary charity), but you get rid of it in the sense of disposing of it, like money that has no owner, which is placed in public utilities. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I recently became Muslim, and I am from outside this country. I have haram (forbidden) wealth that I acquired before my Islam, and I bought a car with it, and some of it remains. He asks: What is the ruling on this wealth, and what should I do with what I previously bought?
Answer:
Get rid of it, if it is all haram (forbidden), get rid of it by placing it in projects that are beneficial, where people benefit from it, and you get rid of it. It is not as sadaqah (voluntary charity), but you get rid of it in the sense of disposing of it, like money that has no owner, which is placed in public utilities. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2048 -3022] اكتسبت مالا بالحرام قبل أن أسلم واشتريت به سيارة فما حكم هذا المال وما حكم السيارة؟ — youtube.com
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