I am a young man who studied at one of the American universities

The questioner : He says: May the Shaykh be respected, I am a young man who studied at one of the American universities, and a heated discussion took place between me and one of the university professors, which led him to insult the deity and the religion I follow. Afterwards, I filed a complaint against him with his department head, then the dean of the college, and the university president, but they did not give me justice. So I had no choice but to hire a lawyer and take the case to the secular courts. I actually did so and won the case. I was awarded two million dollars. My lawyer took one-third of it. What is the ruling on my action? What is the ruling on the money I earned; is it lawful or forbidden? Am I allowed to dispose of it, or should I return it, knowing that the reason I won the case was his insult to my religion? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : This man’s aggression was not against the student such that he would deserve money for it. Who was his aggression against? It was against Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This money that the student acquired is not lawful for him, because it is in exchange for enjoining good and forbidding evil. The right does not belong to him; the right belongs to Allah. My advice to this man is to spend this money on beneficial matters that benefit the Muslims, such as building mosques, repairing roads, and the like. As for himself, he should not take it, because he has no right to it. Since this man did not aggress against the individual, but rather aggressed against Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.