What is the ruling on the profit resulting from a commercial project when one has borrowed from someone whose wealth is haram?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I took a loan from a man whom I know has only haram wealth, and I am certain of its prohibition, to start a project with it, and I intend to return his money to him later. There is no one else who will lend to me, and no one else will lend to me, knowing that he will not partner with me in this project, and there is no harm to me from it. My question is: Is my profit from this project halal or not?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This project is funded with haram, so it is not permissible. It is not permissible for you to do this work. You cannot take haram that you know is haram and build a house, a residence, or a store with it. It is not permissible. Its origin is haram, and what results from it is haram. If you say that you cannot find anyone to lend to you, it is not necessary to start a project, my brother. It is not necessary to start a project. Wait until Allah brings you some money, and then start a project with halal. As long as you do not have money, do not start any project. As for housing, rent it. If you have money for housing, rent it until you are able to build a residence from halal money. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I took a loan from a man whom I know has only haram wealth, and I am certain of its prohibition, to start a project with it, and I intend to return his money to him later. There is no one else who will lend to me, and no one else will lend to me, knowing that he will not partner with me in this project, and there is no harm to me from it. My question is: Is my profit from this project halal or not?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This project is funded with haram, so it is not permissible. It is not permissible for you to do this work. You cannot take haram that you know is haram and build a house, a residence, or a store with it. It is not permissible. Its origin is haram, and what results from it is haram. If you say that you cannot find anyone to lend to you, it is not necessary to start a project, my brother. It is not necessary to start a project. Wait until Allah brings you some money, and then start a project with halal. As long as you do not have money, do not start any project. As for housing, rent it. If you have money for housing, rent it until you are able to build a residence from halal money. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [658 -1024] ما حكم الربح الناتج عن مشروع تجاري وقد استدين ممن ماله حرام؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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