The ruling on asking the owner of a book where he purchased it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A man saw a book with me and asked me, while I was in the mosque, where I bought it? He says: Does this question count as inquiring about lost property, which is prohibited?
Answer:
No, no, it is not inquiring about lost property, it is not inquiring about lost property, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A man saw a book with me and asked me, while I was in the mosque, where I bought it? He says: Does this question count as inquiring about lost property, which is prohibited?
Answer:
No, no, it is not inquiring about lost property, it is not inquiring about lost property, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2417 -3022] سألني رجل في المسجد من أين اشتريت الكتاب؟ فهل يعد هذا من إنشاد الضالة؟ — youtube.com
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