The ruling on accepting a gift from a usurer
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Question:
Or if you are content with that, then beware of accepting a gift from a usurer to Khalid al-Salmi.
Answer:
If you know that this gift is from riba (usury or interest), it is not permissible; it is not permissible for you to accept it. However, if you do not know, and this wealthy man’s money is mixed, having both lawful and unlawful portions, and you do not know that this gift is from the unlawful portion, then it is permissible for you to accept it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to eat from the food of the Jews, even though they practiced riba. But not all money involved in riba is unlawful; some of it is lawful and some is unlawful. The summary is this: if you know that this gift is from the unlawful, do not accept it. If you do not know, and he has both lawful and unlawful money, it is permissible for you to accept it, because the default is permissibility unless you know of the prohibition.
Or if you are content with that, then beware of accepting a gift from a usurer to Khalid al-Salmi.
Answer:
If you know that this gift is from riba (usury or interest), it is not permissible; it is not permissible for you to accept it. However, if you do not know, and this wealthy man’s money is mixed, having both lawful and unlawful portions, and you do not know that this gift is from the unlawful portion, then it is permissible for you to accept it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to eat from the food of the Jews, even though they practiced riba. But not all money involved in riba is unlawful; some of it is lawful and some is unlawful. The summary is this: if you know that this gift is from the unlawful, do not accept it. If you do not know, and he has both lawful and unlawful money, it is permissible for you to accept it, because the default is permissibility unless you know of the prohibition.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب صدقة التطوع — islamhouse.com (1:10:45)
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