What is the ruling on one who buys an item and then finds out that it was stolen?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person buys an item and then learns later that it was stolen, and he knows the seller, what is the ruling in that?
Answer:
The ruling in that is that the sale is invalid. If he knows that it was stolen, the sale is invalid, so he must demand the owner to take back the item and return it to him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person buys an item and then learns later that it was stolen, and he knows the seller, what is the ruling in that?
Answer:
The ruling in that is that the sale is invalid. If he knows that it was stolen, the sale is invalid, so he must demand the owner to take back the item and return it to him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3507- 4717] ما حكم من اشترى سلعة وتبين له أنها مسروقة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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