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Is buying an item that is a counterfeit of an expensive original included in the hadith: “Whoever puts on something that does not belong to him, Allah will dress him in the garments of … deception”?

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Question:
And likewise, he says, may Allah preserve you: Does the one who buys counterfeit goods, such as a counterfeit watch whose original is expensive, fall under the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever puts on something that does not belong to him
Allah will clothe him, on the Day of Resurrection, in a garmentألبسه الله يوم القيامة ثوبي
Sunan Ibn Majah 3606Hasan (Darussalam)
deception”?

Answer:
No, this falls under the squandering of wealth. It falls under the squandering of wealth. He buys a cheap counterfeit item at a high price in order to tell people, “This is a Shari brand, this and that.” This is squandering of wealth, and it is also deceiving people. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4007- 4717] هل شراء شيء مقلد أصله غالي يدخل في حديث:من تلبس بشيء ليس فيه ألبسه الله .. ثوبي زور؟ — youtube.com

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