A group of brothers ask about working as clerks in front of a court selling stamps; is it permissible to sell them at any price?
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The student : A group of brothers ask about working as clerks in front of the court. Transactions require stamps, so they sell people stamps for more than their value.
Another student: Instead of ten, for fifteen.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : He is asking whether this means that the stamp is considered wealth that is not permissible to sell at its value?
The Shaykh: No.
The student : Or is it not permissible to sell it at any price?
The Shaykh : No, it is not currency. If there is no other violation, meaning, for example, if they are not prohibited from selling it for more, whereas the state imposed on them, to facilitate transactions, to sell the stamp for 15, then if this restriction is not there, this is not currency such that we would include it in the matter of riba.
Another student: What is the difference between this and selling coupons, Shaykh? Coupons for sugar, milk, and rice? This has no intrinsic value.
Another student: Do not forget us in your supplications, O Shaykh.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And to you.
The student : May Allah preserve you, O our professor.
The questioner : Like a thirsty person when he sees water.
The Shaykh : But, if Allah wills, you will be quenched.
The student : By Allah, we will not be quenched; I am quenched by you.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Peace.The Shaykh : Abu Ishaq.
The Shaykh : How is he doing?
The questioner : He is well, by Allah. He was about to reach...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : By messages, it is possible.
The Shaykh : By messages, greet him in any case.
The questioner : He was about to bring me things for your presence, but...
Another questioner : Shaykh, I think it is on the right so that you can take the road.
The Shaykh : On the right, not from here, on the right, the first or the second?
The questioner : No, I think the right, the loop from here, so that we can go back behind, because the main street is behind us.
The Shaykh : I do not know. And you have this leg with you.
The questioner : Yes, as long as it is the greatest gain, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
Another student: Instead of ten, for fifteen.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : He is asking whether this means that the stamp is considered wealth that is not permissible to sell at its value?
The Shaykh: No.
The student : Or is it not permissible to sell it at any price?
The Shaykh : No, it is not currency. If there is no other violation, meaning, for example, if they are not prohibited from selling it for more, whereas the state imposed on them, to facilitate transactions, to sell the stamp for 15, then if this restriction is not there, this is not currency such that we would include it in the matter of riba.
Another student: What is the difference between this and selling coupons, Shaykh? Coupons for sugar, milk, and rice? This has no intrinsic value.
Another student: Do not forget us in your supplications, O Shaykh.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And to you.
The student : May Allah preserve you, O our professor.
The questioner : Like a thirsty person when he sees water.
The Shaykh : But, if Allah wills, you will be quenched.
The student : By Allah, we will not be quenched; I am quenched by you.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Peace.The Shaykh : Abu Ishaq.
The Shaykh : How is he doing?
The questioner : He is well, by Allah. He was about to reach...
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : By messages, it is possible.
The Shaykh : By messages, greet him in any case.
The questioner : He was about to bring me things for your presence, but...
Another questioner : Shaykh, I think it is on the right so that you can take the road.
The Shaykh : On the right, not from here, on the right, the first or the second?
The questioner : No, I think the right, the loop from here, so that we can go back behind, because the main street is behind us.
The Shaykh : I do not know. And you have this leg with you.
The questioner : Yes, as long as it is the greatest gain, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
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