Is it valid to apply the verses of warning regarding ghalul to theft?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Can we apply the verses of warning regarding ghalul to theft?
Answer:
No, theft is different. Theft is not from the war spoils, and public money is not from public money. Rather, theft is from the private money of individuals. But taking from the public treasury without the permission of the one in authority is ghalul; it is considered ghalul. Taking from the public treasury without the permission of the one in authority is ghalul. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Can we apply the verses of warning regarding ghalul to theft?
Answer:
No, theft is different. Theft is not from the war spoils, and public money is not from public money. Rather, theft is from the private money of individuals. But taking from the public treasury without the permission of the one in authority is ghalul; it is considered ghalul. Taking from the public treasury without the permission of the one in authority is ghalul. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2120] هل يصح تنزيل آيات الوعيد في الغلول على السرقة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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