Is it permissible to purchase the iron and copper on buildings when they are being demolished, if their weight is unknown?
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Question:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In our work in contracting, we are offered the job of demolishing a building, and we do it. In our work. He says: May Allah reward you. In our work in contracting, we are offered the demolition of a building, and we do it, and we pay the owner of the building a specified amount in exchange for the value of the iron, copper, doors, and the demolition. Is this permissible, even though we do not know what its weight is?
Answer:
This is visible; you see the doors, and you see them. As for the iron in the walls, and what is in the walls, that means it is not permissible. But the visible thing is permissible to sell, yes.
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In our work in contracting, we are offered the job of demolishing a building, and we do it. In our work. He says: May Allah reward you. In our work in contracting, we are offered the demolition of a building, and we do it, and we pay the owner of the building a specified amount in exchange for the value of the iron, copper, doors, and the demolition. Is this permissible, even though we do not know what its weight is?
Answer:
This is visible; you see the doors, and you see them. As for the iron in the walls, and what is in the walls, that means it is not permissible. But the visible thing is permissible to sell, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1251 -2802] هل يجوز عند هدم الأبنية شراء ما عليها من حديد ونحاس وهي مجهولة الوزن؟ — youtube.com
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