Is owning casinos, or owning pornography business haram?

Question

I have read that gambling, pornography and alcohol among other things are haram. So would ownership in cam-girl industries and casinos, be considered haram also? Even if the person does not necessarily participate in these activities himself?

Answer 1

Gambling, doing Fornication and drinking wine are haram. Any income arising from haram activities is also haram. This principle is codified in ahadith such as:

نهى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عن ثمن الكلب، وحلوان الكاهن، ومهر البغي

The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited taking the price of a dog, the earnings of a soothsayer and the money earned by prostitution.

^{— Bukhari}

إن الله ورسوله حرم بيع الخمر والميتة والخنزير والأصنام

Allah and His Messenger made illegal the trade of alcohol, dead animals, pigs and idols.

^{— Bukhari}