Fatwa #3920319 October 2017Indonesia
Illegal Phone
Question
Assalamu'alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
I bought a brand new xiaomi smartphone in 2016. But the next year after i checked on government regulations website, my phone was "indeed" proven illegal. Illegal here means imported without any permissions from the government (not stolen, i already know the rules about stolen items). So no doubt about this.
This leaves me questions:
- What is the ruling for anything that we bought, we didn't know it is illegal at the beginning, but then it is proven illegal afterwards? (again, illegal here = "avoid taxes" not stolen items)
- Am i allowed to continue using this or should i get rid of it?
- What level of investigations should every muslims do for each business transaction like this?
Please give me correct daleel for these matters. Thank you very much.
Jazaakumullahu khairan
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
If you purchased the phone from the owner, you became the owner of the phone. You are entitled to the use of the phone[i].
However, a Muslim should avoid putting himself in an embarrassing situation[ii]. If there are legal implications for you buying and using such a phone, you should seek legal advice and avoid being against the law[iii].
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Muhammaad Yaasir Iunus Hussen
Student Darul Iftaa
Mozambique
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
1 البيع ينعقد بالإيجاب والقبول
البناية شرح الهداية (8/ 4)
2 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ الحَسَنِ، عَنْ جُنْدَبٍ، عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ يُذِلَّ نَفْسَهُ» قَالُوا: وَكَيْفَ يُذِلُّ نَفْسَهُ؟ قَالَ: «يَتَعَرَّضُ مِنَ البَلَاءِ لِمَا لَا يُطِيقُ»: هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ
-شركة مكتبة ومطبعة مصطفى البابي الحلبي سنن الترمذي ت شاكر (4/ 523) 3
سنن أبي داود (3/ 133)
وَتَجِبُ طَاعَةُ الْإِمَامِ عَادِلًا كَانَ أَوْ جَائِرًا إذَا لَمْ يُخَالِفْ الشَّرْعَ
الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (4/ 263)
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «السَّمْعُ وَالطَّاعَةُ عَلَى المَرْءِ المُسْلِمِ فِيمَا أَحَبَّ وَكَرِهَ، مَا لَمْ يُؤْمَرْ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ، فَإِذَا أُمِرَ بِمَعْصِيَةٍ فَلاَ سَمْعَ وَلاَ طَاعَةَ»
صحيح البخاري (9/ 63)
فتاوی دینیہ جلد چہارم،۱۹۶