The impermissibility of taking another person's certificate to obtain books with it
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What is your opinion regarding one who takes another person's certificate to go to the Dar al-Ifta (Department of Fatwa) to obtain books in the name of the owner of that certificate, with the owner's consent?
I ask you: Is this from truthfulness or from lying?The questioner: It is lying.
The Shaykh: Is lying considered lawful or forbidden?The questioner: We have found many young men doing this thing and taking books.
The Shaykh: May Allah accept our repentance and theirs. In truth, these people have demolished a city and built a ruin. First, there is lying in this, and lying is forbidden.Second: It involves betrayal and deception of the responsible authority.Third: It involves taking books without right. Therefore, it is obligatory for a person to be frank. Look now at what the hypocrites did when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the Battle of Tabuk? They came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) making excuses and swearing by Allah.So Allah the Exalted said: [At-Tawbah: 95] And those who were truthful and declared that they had no excuse, Allah preserved their mention until the Day of Resurrection. He revealed a book about them that is recited.These brothers, in reality, are the ones who say: We want to learn.We say: It is absolutely impossible to attract Allah's provision through His disobedience. Fear Allah and be truthful, and He will make matters easy for you, because truthfulness is part of taqwa (mindfulness of Allah).And Allah the Exalted said: [At-Talaq: 4] .
Therefore, it is not permissible for these people to take a student of knowledge's card to use it to obtain books, and it is not permissible for the student of knowledge to give them his card either so that they can take books with it.
What is your opinion regarding one who takes another person's certificate to go to the Dar al-Ifta (Department of Fatwa) to obtain books in the name of the owner of that certificate, with the owner's consent?
I ask you: Is this from truthfulness or from lying?The questioner: It is lying.
The Shaykh: Is lying considered lawful or forbidden?The questioner: We have found many young men doing this thing and taking books.
The Shaykh: May Allah accept our repentance and theirs. In truth, these people have demolished a city and built a ruin. First, there is lying in this, and lying is forbidden.Second: It involves betrayal and deception of the responsible authority.Third: It involves taking books without right. Therefore, it is obligatory for a person to be frank. Look now at what the hypocrites did when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) returned from the Battle of Tabuk? They came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) making excuses and swearing by Allah.So Allah the Exalted said:
So leave them alone; indeed they are evil
فَأَعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ رِجْسٌAnd whoever fears Allah - He will make for him of his matter ease.
وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ يُسْراًTherefore, it is not permissible for these people to take a student of knowledge's card to use it to obtain books, and it is not permissible for the student of knowledge to give them his card either so that they can take books with it.