Are all types of smuggling haram?
Question
Are all types of smuggling haram?
My friend is saying that smuggling is not Haram depending upon stuff. Please help me to understand this issue.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Smuggling is defined as “the illegal transportation of goods or people, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations”.[1]
In principle, it is prohibited to violate the laws of a country that are not unIslamic.
Accordingly and in general, smuggling is prohibited.[2]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Zakariya Memon
Student Darul Iftaa
Chatham, Canada
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
Daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smuggling
[2]
(1)فتاوى عثماني ج3 ص89- مكتبة معارف القران
(2)فتاوى محموديه ج23 ص 486-488- جامعه فاروقيه
(3)جامع الفتاوى ج6 ص26- اداره تاليفات اشرفيه
- Answered by
- Zakariya Memon
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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