What is the obligation of one who was stealing electricity from another man's generator?
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Question:
He says: I live in a village that has not received the electric grid. A man brought a generator and provides electricity for five times the amount paid in the city. I used to steal electricity from the meter, or I would stop the meter to lower the price. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This is not permissible. You must give the owner of the electricity the amount of the bill that you reduced, because it is his right and you wronged him. So you must repent and you must pay the remainder of the bill. Yes.
He says: I live in a village that has not received the electric grid. A man brought a generator and provides electricity for five times the amount paid in the city. I used to steal electricity from the meter, or I would stop the meter to lower the price. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
This is not permissible. You must give the owner of the electricity the amount of the bill that you reduced, because it is his right and you wronged him. So you must repent and you must pay the remainder of the bill. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الواجب على مَن كان يسرق الكهرباء من مولِّد رجل آخر؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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