The ruling on taking dates from a farm one passes by
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! If I pass by a farm with dates and take enough for myself and those with me to eat, is this permissible?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This incurs a punishment upon you, as mentioned in the hadith. This is not permissible. Do not carry anything, neither for yourself nor for others. You are only leniently permitted to eat what you consume on the spot, and you must not carry it away. This is on the condition that the place is not secured by a wall or a guard. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! If I pass by a farm with dates and take enough for myself and those with me to eat, is this permissible?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This incurs a punishment upon you, as mentioned in the hadith. This is not permissible. Do not carry anything, neither for yourself nor for others. You are only leniently permitted to eat what you consume on the spot, and you must not carry it away. This is on the condition that the place is not secured by a wall or a guard. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب حد السرقة — islamhouse.com (47:09)
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