The Ruling on Seizing or Stealing for the Sake of Supporting the Poor
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on usurpation or theft for the sake of supporting the poor or the needy?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on usurpation or theft for the sake of supporting the poor or the needy?
The Shaykh:
Glory be to Allah, he uses what is forbidden to give charity, it is not permissible, it is not accepted from him, and he is Adam,Sahih Muslim 1015, so do not give charity except from what is pure, not bad money even if it is permissible [Al-Baqarah 2:267] and the bad, meaning the inferior, so how do you take from the forbidden and say, give charity with it and help these mujahideen and so on, no, it is not permissible, the forbidden is forbidden, it is not permissible, it is not permissible to use it. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: In our country, it is customary
The Shaykh:
The poet says: Like one who feeds orphans from the sweat of her brow, woe to you, do not commit fornication and do not give charity.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on usurpation or theft for the sake of supporting the poor or the needy?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
What is the ruling on usurpation or theft for the sake of supporting the poor or the needy?
The Shaykh:
Glory be to Allah, he uses what is forbidden to give charity, it is not permissible, it is not accepted from him, and he is Adam,
Allah is Good and He therefore, accepts only that which is good
إن الله طيب لا يقبل إلا طيباAnd do not aim toward the defective therefrom, spending
وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا الْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنفِقُونَThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: In our country, it is customary
The Shaykh:
The poet says: Like one who feeds orphans from the sweat of her brow, woe to you, do not commit fornication and do not give charity.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب استحباب الصلاة في ثوبين وجوازها في الثوب الواحد — islamhouse.com (49:41)
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