What is the ruling on selling and buying counterfeit goods?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on selling and buying counterfeit goods, such as watches, pens, and others?

Answer:
There is no harm in selling and buying them, provided you make it clear that they are imitations and not originals, and that their price is lower than the price of the originals. As for the one who lies to people and sells them as if they were originals, taking the price of the originals while they are imitations, that is deception. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, if the buyer does not know, you make it clear to him that it is an imitation; otherwise, he would not take it, thinking it is original, and he would pay a high price, and you would take advantage of his ignorance in this. This is deception. Yes.