Is it permissible for a brother to register his brother's property in his name?
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The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner says: My brother is going to open a laundry shop, and he wants to put it in my name. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible for him to lie and put it in his name. It is not permissible for him to lie, unless you are the one who is managing it and he is your agent. Otherwise, it is obligatory that it be in his name, and it is not permissible for him to lie.
The presenter:
Perfect.
The Shaykh:
Sunan Abi Dawud 4989Sahih (Al-Albani), we ask Allah for well-being. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner says: My brother is going to open a laundry shop, and he wants to put it in my name. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible for him to lie and put it in his name. It is not permissible for him to lie, unless you are the one who is managing it and he is your agent. Otherwise, it is obligatory that it be in his name, and it is not permissible for him to lie.
The presenter:
Perfect.
The Shaykh:
Avoid falsehood, for falsehood leads to wickedness, and wickedness to hell
إياكم والكذب فإن الكذب يهدي إلى الفجور، وإن الفجور يهدي إلى النار
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 389 هل يجوز كتابة الأخ أملاكه باسم أخيه؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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