Is forbidden wealth called sustenance?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you, regarding some people who calculate ... legally
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Some people earn their livelihood through forbidden means. Is this called sustenance? Is this forbidden wealth called sustenance?
The Shaykh : He asks: If a person earns wealth through a forbidden means, do we say that this wealth is sustenance, or is sustenance only what is lawful?
The student: The first is sustenance.
The Shaykh : We say that absolute sustenance is what is lawful, but sustenance that sustains the body includes both what is lawful and what is forbidden. Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Some people earn their livelihood through forbidden means. Is this called sustenance? Is this forbidden wealth called sustenance?
The Shaykh : He asks: If a person earns wealth through a forbidden means, do we say that this wealth is sustenance, or is sustenance only what is lawful?
The student: The first is sustenance.
The Shaykh : We say that absolute sustenance is what is lawful, but sustenance that sustains the body includes both what is lawful and what is forbidden. Yes, yes.