What is the ruling on one who buys non-original goods and sells them as if they were original, and is it permissible to sell them with a clear statement?
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The questioner : Similarly, regarding the same... another question, meaning there is original goods and there are imitated goods, and the specifications in the imitated goods are almost the same as the specifications in the original goods. So, is it permissible to buy this imitated goods?
The Shaykh : As if it were original?
The questioner : As if it were original, or does he himself clarify to people that this is not original? In this way, is it permissible or not permissible?
The Shaykh : I mean, what is your question?
The questioner : The question here specifically is taking the brand and imitating it and selling it in the market. Is this permissible or not?
The Shaykh : Your question, my brother, has become branched.
The questioner : Two branches, two branches—laughs—
The Shaykh : It has branches. Ask one question at a time. The first question?
The questioner : The first question: does it mean imitating the original goods and selling it in the market under the name of the original goods?
The Shaykh : Of course, it is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Anything that involves deception or forgery is not permissible.
The questioner : Buying this goods and selling it to people?
The Shaykh: Likewise
The questioner : If he clarifies that it is forged or imitated?
The Shaykh : If he clarifies it, there is no harm.
The questioner : There is no objection.
The Shaykh : Yes, the clarification. The clarification drives away the devil.
Another questioner : Does it involve assisting in sin and transgression?
The Shaykh : What is it?
Another questioner : Promoting forged goods.
The Shaykh : No, I did not understand that it is of the type...
The questioner : The imitated one, yes, it is imitated. He bought it and sold it to people and told them, "This is imitated goods, not original," under the name of the original goods.
Abu Layla : For example, Puma, a type of shoe. There is an original one, German-made, and there is one that is Korean-made.
The questioner : And it is sold cheaper.
Abu Layla : Yes, and it is sold much cheaper. Yes, but saying this is not the original, but it carries the brand, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No problem, but I want to understand one point.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you consider this imitated, meaning stolen?
The questioner : The brand is stolen.
The Shaykh : In global custom.
The questioner : The brand, the brand, yes.
The Shaykh : It is stolen.
The questioner : Meaning the original company does not allow it to be imitated, yes, it does not allow that.
The Shaykh : This is what I am asking about.
The questioner : Yes, it does not allow that.
The Shaykh : Because I have heard about companies, for example, cars and the like, where the original is Japanese and then it becomes American by prior agreement, but this is not the case.
The questioner : No
The Shaykh : Of course, this falls under the same answer, which is cooperation in evil, so it is not permissible.
The questioner : No problem, I have another question. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : As if it were original?
The questioner : As if it were original, or does he himself clarify to people that this is not original? In this way, is it permissible or not permissible?
The Shaykh : I mean, what is your question?
The questioner : The question here specifically is taking the brand and imitating it and selling it in the market. Is this permissible or not?
The Shaykh : Your question, my brother, has become branched.
The questioner : Two branches, two branches—laughs—
The Shaykh : It has branches. Ask one question at a time. The first question?
The questioner : The first question: does it mean imitating the original goods and selling it in the market under the name of the original goods?
The Shaykh : Of course, it is not permissible.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Anything that involves deception or forgery is not permissible.
The questioner : Buying this goods and selling it to people?
The Shaykh: Likewise
The questioner : If he clarifies that it is forged or imitated?
The Shaykh : If he clarifies it, there is no harm.
The questioner : There is no objection.
The Shaykh : Yes, the clarification. The clarification drives away the devil.
Another questioner : Does it involve assisting in sin and transgression?
The Shaykh : What is it?
Another questioner : Promoting forged goods.
The Shaykh : No, I did not understand that it is of the type...
The questioner : The imitated one, yes, it is imitated. He bought it and sold it to people and told them, "This is imitated goods, not original," under the name of the original goods.
Abu Layla : For example, Puma, a type of shoe. There is an original one, German-made, and there is one that is Korean-made.
The questioner : And it is sold cheaper.
Abu Layla : Yes, and it is sold much cheaper. Yes, but saying this is not the original, but it carries the brand, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No problem, but I want to understand one point.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you consider this imitated, meaning stolen?
The questioner : The brand is stolen.
The Shaykh : In global custom.
The questioner : The brand, the brand, yes.
The Shaykh : It is stolen.
The questioner : Meaning the original company does not allow it to be imitated, yes, it does not allow that.
The Shaykh : This is what I am asking about.
The questioner : Yes, it does not allow that.
The Shaykh : Because I have heard about companies, for example, cars and the like, where the original is Japanese and then it becomes American by prior agreement, but this is not the case.
The questioner : No
The Shaykh : Of course, this falls under the same answer, which is cooperation in evil, so it is not permissible.
The questioner : No problem, I have another question. May Allah reward you with good.
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