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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Getting rid of haram earnings after repentance

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Question:
And it is haram, and he was nourished by haram, so what is the ruling regarding that? This questioner asks about the fact that some haram is included in his earnings, and he is repentant now, so what does he do?

Answer:
We say: Praise be to Allah who granted you success in repentance and awakening. It is obligatory for you after repentance, if you know the amount of the haram, to extract it and get rid of it by placing it in general projects that benefit people, so that you may get rid of it. If you do not know the amount, then you must do your best to extract what is most likely to be from unlawful earnings, and extract it and get rid of it as we mentioned, along with its distribution. May Allah the Exalted...

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May Allah reward you
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/145 — archive.org (0:26)

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