The price of forbidden things is forbidden

9-12-2002 | IslamWeb

Question:

Even though play station is Haram, are we allowed to sell it and not use the money but put it in Sadaqa?
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

Play station is forbidden because it includes music and pictures of naked people. So, it is unlawful to buy it or sell it even if the person intends to give its price as alms. Ahmad may Allaah have mercy upon him reported from Ibn Abbas may Allaah be pleased with him that the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said: “Allah Cursed Jews, because He Prohibited animal fat to them. So, they sold it and consumed its price. Indeed, when Allah forbids something on some people He forbids its price also” [correct Hadith according to Sheikh al-Arnaoot ]. Narrated Abdullah Ibn Masoud may Allaah be pleased with him: 'Umar may Allaah be pleased with him was told that Samurah Ibn Jundub may Allaah be pleased with him sold some alcohol, he said: ‘May Allah fight Samurah didn't he know that the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) said: “Allah Cursed the Jews for when He Prohibited animal fat to them, they embellished it and sold it” [Imams Al-Bukhari and Muslim ].

Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar may Allaah have mercy upon him said: “This implies that when is thing is unlawful its price is also unlawful as well”.

Allah knows best.

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