other impermissible means are the causes of destruction in the world and in Hereafter. Haraam wealth is extremely harmful and destructive. Let’s listen to its harms.

Evil of a morsel of Haraam food

One of the evil consequences of unlawfully earned wealth is that when a morsel of Haraam food reaches the stomach of person, the blood produced by it encourages him to commit more evil acts. Thus he begins to drown into the mire of evils and destroys his afterlife. Shaykh-e-Akbar Imam Muhyuddin Ibn ‘Arabi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said: Every morsel a person eats causes him to do a certain type of act. That is, if the morsel is from Haraam food, it will lead to Haraam act. If it is from Makruh, it will lead to Makruh act. If it is from Mubah acts, it will lead to Mubah act. Similarly, if the food is full of blessings then it will lead to virtuous acts and it will bring about more and more blessings for him. (Tafseer Ibn ‘Arabi, vol. 1, pp. 114)

Morsel of Haraam food as an obstacle in acceptance                        of supplication

One of the evil consequences of a Haraam morsel is that it is an obstacle in acceptance of Du’a [i.e. supplication]. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ has narrated: The Greatest Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم mentioned a person who goes on a long journey with untidy hair and dusty body. The person says ‘O Lord! O Lord!’ with his hands raised towards the sky, but his food is Haraam, his drink is Haraam, his clothing is Haraam and his meal is Haraam. How can his prayer be answered? (Musnad Imam Ahmad, vol. 3, pp. 220, Hadees 8356)

Morsel of Haraam food as an obstacle in acceptance of deeds

As a Haraam morsel prevents prayers from being answered, pious deeds are not also accepted due to it. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: Purify what you eat. Your prayers will be answered. I swear by the One under Whose Power the life of Muhammad (صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم) is! A bondman puts a Haraam morsel into his stomach, so his forty days’ deeds are not accepted. And the bondman who has grown up consuming Haraam, fire is better for him. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 5, pp. 34, Hadees 6495)