What is the ruling on the images found on packaged goods?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, I am a merchant, and some of the goods are packaged. Under these transparent wrappers are images of living beings, and we cannot remove these papers with the images on them because the goods would appear old, and consequently their value would decrease. Is it permissible for us to buy those goods and sell them with these images?
Answer:
These images are not intended; the images on cans or on product wrappers are not the intended object. The intended object is the merchandise. So it is permissible for you to buy the merchandise even if it has images on it, and you remove the images later and discard them, because they have no value and become worn out. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, I am a merchant, and some of the goods are packaged. Under these transparent wrappers are images of living beings, and we cannot remove these papers with the images on them because the goods would appear old, and consequently their value would decrease. Is it permissible for us to buy those goods and sell them with these images?
Answer:
These images are not intended; the images on cans or on product wrappers are not the intended object. The intended object is the merchandise. So it is permissible for you to buy the merchandise even if it has images on it, and you remove the images later and discard them, because they have no value and become worn out. Yes.
Source
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