What is the ruling on working with someone who cheats regarding the specifications of bread?
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The questioner : I work with a man, and this person makes bread that does not meet the specifications he put on the packaging, and it is priced higher than the specifications he actually produces. So is it better to work with him or not?
The Shaykh : What, not Bilal?
The questioner : What?
The Shaykh : It is not a problem, what do you mean?
The questioner : For example, with bread, he puts the regulatory specifications on the packaging. And he announced, uh, in a certain way, that I, uh, discovered that this method, for example, is not correct. Uh, for example, with bread, for example.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, shorten the question, shorten the question, do not give me a lecture, what is the purpose of the question?
The questioner : Yes. Yes.
The Shaykh : Deception.
The questioner : Yes, should one work with him?
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : How? He leaves it.
The questioner : Leave it. Yes.
The Shaykh : What, not Bilal?
The questioner : What?
The Shaykh : It is not a problem, what do you mean?
The questioner : For example, with bread, he puts the regulatory specifications on the packaging. And he announced, uh, in a certain way, that I, uh, discovered that this method, for example, is not correct. Uh, for example, with bread, for example.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, shorten the question, shorten the question, do not give me a lecture, what is the purpose of the question?
The questioner : Yes. Yes.
The Shaykh : Deception.
The questioner : Yes, should one work with him?
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible.
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : How? He leaves it.
The questioner : Leave it. Yes.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 944 — d3watuna.com (24:10)
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