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Death and Wills The Majlis Vol 28 No 08, p.24

A house was bought with haraam money which was acquired from gambling, interest and other haraam ways.

Question

A house was bought with haraam money which was acquired from gambling, interest and other haraam ways. The owner has died. Do his heirs inherit the house?

Answer

No! The house must incumbently be given away as Sadqah or it may be sold and the money given as Sadqah. It is not permissible for the heirs to even live in the haraam house.

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Appears under THE CALAMITY OF DEFRAUDING THE HEIRS. This heading is the nearest headline at or before the page and is approximate. Do not cite it alone.

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