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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on eating from a university cafeteria using another person's card

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The questioner : Your Eminence the Shaykh! In this large housing complex, there is a discount on meals for university students, verified by university cards. Some young men from outside the university take their classmates' cards and obtain this discount. What is the ruling on eating from this cafeteria in this manner? In this housing complex, there is a discount on meals for university students, verified by university cards. Some young men from outside the university take their classmates' cards and obtain this discount. What is the ruling on eating from this cafeteria in this manner?

The Shaykh : Eating from this cafeteria in this manner is forbidden for the eater and for the one who gave him the card. As for the eater, it is apparent because he is not from the university people; how can he make lawful the university's money when he is not one of its people? It is conditioned that no one eats unless he is from the university. As for the one who gave him the card, he is sinful because he assisted in sin and transgression, and this sin and transgression involves lying and consuming wealth by falsehood.
But I am surprised; if he has a card, is it not possible for the supervisor to take the card and apply it to him? Yes, it is possible, yes.
In any case, it is forbidden. I have not said up to now that if there are supervisors, it is not forbidden; it is forbidden. But I urge the supervisors to be firm in this matter. Please.
Source لقاء مع طلاب جامعة الإمام بمسجد الإسكان — archive.org (8:52)

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