What is the ruling on paying a sum of money to customs out of fear that they will take the goods if you do not pay them?
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Question:
The questioner says: I work in the clothing trade and import it from European countries, but when bringing it into my country, the customs officers force me to pay a sum of money. If I do not pay, they take the goods from me, knowing that this practice is not an international law.
Answer:
In any case, if they force you to pay them, otherwise they will confiscate your property, pay them to redeem your property as a ransom for it so that it is not taken. The sin is upon them; the sin is upon them. As for you, you want to save your property; you want to remove the injustice from yourself. There is no harm.
The questioner says: I work in the clothing trade and import it from European countries, but when bringing it into my country, the customs officers force me to pay a sum of money. If I do not pay, they take the goods from me, knowing that this practice is not an international law.
Answer:
In any case, if they force you to pay them, otherwise they will confiscate your property, pay them to redeem your property as a ransom for it so that it is not taken. The sin is upon them; the sin is upon them. As for you, you want to save your property; you want to remove the injustice from yourself. There is no harm.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم دفع مبلغ مالي للجكمارك خوفا من أن يأخذوا السلعة إن لم يدفع لهم؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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