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The Ruling on a Wife Spending Her Husband's Money if His Earnings are Illicit
What is the ruling if the wife is certain that her husband's earnings are unlawful, and she spends from it on their children who have no other income?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: It is necessary to first know what unlawful earnings are, such as taking bribes, taking someone else's money without right, or the price of alcohol and pork, or usury. If it is like this and most of his wealth is of this type, then it is not permissible to eat his food or benefit from it, and God knows best.
