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is it haram to buy something from someone knowing it had been stolen? whether a bike, a stereo system, etc, is it haram?

· 26 Jumada II 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 6557English

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is it haram to buy something from someone knowing it had been stolen? whether a bike, a stereo system, etc, is it haram?

Answer

In Islam, it is prohibited to purchase anything that has been stolen. Reason being the way the person got that article to sell was gained by Haraam means.

He is not the owner of that article nor was he mandated to sell that article by the owner. So, to purchase such an article is totally prohibited.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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