What is the ruling on accepting the invitation of one whose wealth is haram?

The Shaykh : Regarding your second question, haram wealth or the reality of the usurer, this is a matter that requires precision, and it varies depending on the person consuming this wealth. A person can envision multiple scenarios, so I am trying now to envision two scenarios. The first scenario is that he is compelled, for example, a son whose father’s wealth is haram, so he is living with him, and he has no way out and no source of income other than this earnings that he earns. What did he do?

The questioner : He turns off the car while it is running, and I told him to turn it off.

The Shaykh : (Laughter) The point is that he has no source of income other than what his father provides him. This is a scenario that occurs frequently today. So our answer is that he lives with him until he feels that he has been able to become independent in his food, drink, and clothing from his father’s haram earnings. The second scenario is accepting his gift and his invitation, as mentioned in your question. Here, the situation differs depending on the one accepting the gift, the one responding to the invitation, and the one eating his food. If all these things are done by the responder, the acceptor, or the eater for the sake of flattery, there is no doubt that he is eating haram. And if he does all of this in order to win the heart of this inviter, regarding this or something similar to what came in the question and answer, then it is permissible with this intention. Until when? Until he loses hope of reaching the goal he aimed for, which is winning his heart by diverting him from this haram wealth. When he reaches this point, he says, in his heart or with his tongue, this is a parting between me and you. Is this the answer I have?

The questioner : Regarding inheritance?

The Shaykh : Inheritance is halal.

The questioner : He inherits it, even if it is haram.

The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.

The questioner : The second branch is the issue of dire necessity. For example, a student who has finished high school and is able to earn a living, should he stay with his father to the extent of dire necessity?

The Shaykh : No, absolutely not. It is not a matter of dire necessity at all.

The questioner : Does he expand his food intake only to remove the dire necessity from himself, or does he eat from other varieties?

The Shaykh : No, he expands only to the extent that he keeps in mind that this wealth is haram. For dire necessity, yes, but not otherwise.

The questioner : I said, O Shaykh, does he complete his education?

The Shaykh : No, he does not complete it. Please proceed.