What is the ruling on placing thorns on the wool of sheep when selling them to give the impression that they were not raised inside the city?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some sheep sellers place thorns on the back and on the wool of the sheep to prove that they came from the desert and that their meat is good, even though he raised them inside the city. Is his action correct?
Answer:
No, this is deception. This is deception of the Muslims, and deception of the traders, even non-Muslims. It is not permissible for you to deceive people, even if they are non-Muslims. So this is not permissible. This is a type of concealment of a defect in a chain (tadlis).
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some sheep sellers place thorns on the back and on the wool of the sheep to prove that they came from the desert and that their meat is good, even though he raised them inside the city. Is his action correct?
Answer:
No, this is deception. This is deception of the Muslims, and deception of the traders, even non-Muslims. It is not permissible for you to deceive people, even if they are non-Muslims. So this is not permissible. This is a type of concealment of a defect in a chain (tadlis).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1186 -2802] ما حكم وضع الشوك على صوف الغنم عند بيعها كي يوهم أنها لم تربى داخل المدينة؟ — youtube.com
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