Is it permissible to record the purchase price as lower than it actually is in order to evade taxes?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. When one of us buys land, for example, knowing that there is a ten percent tax that the seller and buyer pay to the government on the value of the land, is it permissible for the seller and buyer to agree to write a number lower than what they originally agreed upon so that they pay the government less than what is due?
The Shaykh : No,Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1264Da'if (Darussalam) , these actions are never permissible. Islam does not recognize anything but the Muslim walking steadily on a straight path.
The questioner : So, is it permissible for the state to take this ten percent?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, not even one percent.
The questioner : So, it is also not permissible for me to give it, like...
The Shaykh : Do you want to become like the state? This is the hadith, Professor:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1264Da'if (Darussalam) .
The questioner : The tax, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : We have been waiting for you to move, Professor...
The questioner : ... The same questions.
The Shaykh : How is there no field? If you do not enter the pool, you will not swim.
The questioner : The method of income tax.
The Shaykh : No,
Fulfill the trust for the one who entrusted you, and do not cheat the one who cheated you.
أدِ الأمانة لمن ائتمنك ولا تخن من خانكThe questioner : So, is it permissible for the state to take this ten percent?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible, not even one percent.
The questioner : So, it is also not permissible for me to give it, like...
The Shaykh : Do you want to become like the state? This is the hadith, Professor:
Fulfill the trust for the one who entrusted you, and do not cheat the one who cheated you.
أدِ الأمانة إلى من ائتمنك ولا تخن من خانكThe questioner : The tax, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : We have been waiting for you to move, Professor...
The questioner : ... The same questions.
The Shaykh : How is there no field? If you do not enter the pool, you will not swim.
The questioner : The method of income tax.
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