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Is paying Income tax Halal or Haraam?

Published as Income tax and discounts from merchants

· 19 Rabiʻ II 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is paying Income tax Halal or Haraam?

Is it permissable to get offer from merchants? for eg : 10% discount, Buy 1 get 1 free etc?

Answer

When you are a subject of a country then you are under duress to conform. So you are not wilfully paying the tax, rather it is because of compulsion, Hence, you will not be sinful insha-Allah.

It is permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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