The Ruling on Evading the Payment of Taxes to a Disbeliever State
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The questioner:
This is a man asking, Shaykh. He says: In our country, they have started making the Muslims work on their own account, but there is no doubt that taxes and such things are difficult for them. They are asking whether it is permissible to hide some things? This naturally involves deceiving the state. The state is a disbeliever state. Yes, the Druze say the taxes are heavy on us. Is it permissible? This question is for the Muslims, meaning they are asking them: Evading the payment of taxes to a disbeliever state. Yes.
The Shaykh:
It is feared that their evasion may cause harm to others. It is feared that they should be patient and not leave, not stay in the land of the polytheists, but leave and emigrate.
The questioner:
If it is not made easy for you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best. Yes.
This is a man asking, Shaykh. He says: In our country, they have started making the Muslims work on their own account, but there is no doubt that taxes and such things are difficult for them. They are asking whether it is permissible to hide some things? This naturally involves deceiving the state. The state is a disbeliever state. Yes, the Druze say the taxes are heavy on us. Is it permissible? This question is for the Muslims, meaning they are asking them: Evading the payment of taxes to a disbeliever state. Yes.
The Shaykh:
It is feared that their evasion may cause harm to others. It is feared that they should be patient and not leave, not stay in the land of the polytheists, but leave and emigrate.
The questioner:
If it is not made easy for you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best. Yes.
Source
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