Fatwa ID: 07467

Answered by: Maulana Ubaidur Rahman

Question:

A man has a few businesses. Amongst them, one business is solely haram (as in he sells liquor or gives money on credit with charging interest) though the capital used for that business is totally halal. So if all profit from that specific haram business is utilised to pay for taxes only levied by the government. He doesn’t use that profit for himself. Will he then be punished on the day of judgment because of this?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Any income or savings which one has in their possession which is haram will make everything else haram. This man should not use the haram income for anything. If acquired then it should be immediately discarded. After having acquired the haram income, he must then repent immediately and seek a way out from this.

All avenues which lead to bad and evil things should be discarded also. In this case, the man should immediately discard selling liquor as one who sells and provides liquor for others is considered sinful also. Any benefit from sinful avenues should immediately be discarded and one should seek protection and ask for mercy from Allah’s infinite mercy. 

Badaai us Sanaai, Page 134, Volume 5, Maktabatus Shaamila.

Kitaabul Awsat Fi Sunnan Wal ‘Ijmaa Wal Ikhtilaaf.

 فَلَوْ لَمْ تُجْعَلْ شَطْرَ الْعَقْدِ، لَتَضَرَّرَ بِهِ الْوَلِيُّ لِجَوَازِ أَنْ يُزَوِّجَ وَلَا يَقْبَلُ الْمُخَاطَبُ فَيَلْحَقَهُ الشَّيْنُ فَجُعِلَتْ شَطْرًا لِضَرُورَةِ دَفْعِ الضَّرَرِ عَنْ الْأَوْلِيَاءِ، وَهَذَا الْمَعْنَى فِي بَابِ الْبَيْعِ مُنْعَدِمٌ فَبَقِيَتْ سُؤَالًا فَلَا يَتِمُّ بِهِ الرُّكْنُ مَا لَمْ يُوجَدْ الشَّطْرُ الْآخَرُ

كَانَ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ يَقُولُ فِي أَمَانِ الْأَسِيرِ، وَالتَّاجِرَ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي أَرْضَ الْحَرْبَ يْؤَمِّنَانِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ: لَا يَجُوزُ أَمَانُهُمَا عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ.

 وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ فِي أَمَانِ الْأَجِيرِ جَائِزٌ، وَقِيلَ لِأَحْمَدَ: لَوْ أَنَّ أَسْرَى فِي عَمُّورِيَّةَ نَزَلَ بِهِمُ الْمُسْلِمُونِ، فَقَالَ الْأَسْرَى: أَنْتُمْ آمِنُونَ يُرِيدُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْقُرْبَةَ إِلَيْهِمْ، قَالَ: يَرْحَلُونَ عَنْهُمْ

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Maulana Ubaidur Rahman

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah.

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