Is sacrifice obligatory if unlawful wealth is in one’s ownership?

Question

Question: If, during the days of sacrifice (ayyam al-nahr), so much wealth comes into a person’s ownership that the sacrifice becomes wajib on it — even if by an unlawful (haram) way — will the sacrifice be wajib upon him? Is the ruling the same for the haram and the halal in financial obligations (waza’if maliyya)?

Answer

If the wealth came by such a way that ownership is not established at all, as with theft, then the sacrifice will not be wajib upon him. If it came by such a way that ownership is established, as with invalid (fasid) sales, then the sacrifice will become wajib. [ar]لأن البيع الفاسد يفيد الملك وإن كان يجب فسخها[/ar] “Because an invalid (fasid)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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