The telephone that is not granted except with a deed of ownership or a lease contract; there are those who do not own a house and are not tenants, so they bring a nominal lease contract and are granted the telephone. Is this...
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
It is required... it is required when installing a telephone to have a lease contract or a deed of ownership. Some people do not have a house at all, and some people are living with their father or the like, but they go to the real estate office and put down a contract for nothing.
The Shaykh : A nominal one.
The questioner : A nominal one, so that he is given the telephone and can install it in his home. Some students of knowledge and some of the brothers do this, so I do not know about them.
The Shaykh : This person asks, saying that the telephone is not granted for use unless the applicant presents a deed of ownership or a lease. Some people do not own a property and are not tenants; they are with their father, brother, or a relative. They go to the property owner and write a nominal contract with no reality. Is this permissible?
Our answer to this is that this is forbidden and not permissible. It is a form of lying and betrayal. It is lying because he lied when he claimed to be a tenant. It is betrayal because he betrayed the state and confused the issue. Furthermore, if the state gives this to a man who does not deserve it according to the regulations, it deprives another man who does deserve it according to the regulations. Thus, there is also a third harm in this, which is preventing the one who is more deserving from benefiting from this service.
It is required... it is required when installing a telephone to have a lease contract or a deed of ownership. Some people do not have a house at all, and some people are living with their father or the like, but they go to the real estate office and put down a contract for nothing.
The Shaykh : A nominal one.
The questioner : A nominal one, so that he is given the telephone and can install it in his home. Some students of knowledge and some of the brothers do this, so I do not know about them.
The Shaykh : This person asks, saying that the telephone is not granted for use unless the applicant presents a deed of ownership or a lease. Some people do not own a property and are not tenants; they are with their father, brother, or a relative. They go to the property owner and write a nominal contract with no reality. Is this permissible?
Our answer to this is that this is forbidden and not permissible. It is a form of lying and betrayal. It is lying because he lied when he claimed to be a tenant. It is betrayal because he betrayed the state and confused the issue. Furthermore, if the state gives this to a man who does not deserve it according to the regulations, it deprives another man who does deserve it according to the regulations. Thus, there is also a third harm in this, which is preventing the one who is more deserving from benefiting from this service.