What is the ruling on one who gives his voucher to another to have his grain entered into the grain silos under the name of taking, rather than for the owner of the voucher?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : Your Eminence, what is your opinion of one who gives his voucher to another to have it entered into the silos under a different name, not for the owner of the voucher? The barley silos?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is what is said: A person may have a voucher entitling him to enter his grain, whether barley or wheat, into the silos and receive a value higher than the market price. Another person may not have a voucher, so the first one sells his voucher to the second, or gives it to him for free as a gift, so that the second can enter his grain into the silos, even though he is not entitled to it?
We say: This is forbidden, forbidden for the taker and the giver, meaning: forbidden for the one who gives and the one who takes, because this involves lying, for the grain does not belong to the owner of the voucher. It involves circumventing the government's regulations, and it involves betrayal. It is obligatory for a person who has a voucher but did not plant that year to leave it for the next year in which he plants. If he stops farming entirely, he should return the voucher to the silos. As for giving it to one who is not entitled to it and lying to the state with it, that is forbidden. Perhaps we can say that the delay of rains in these years, and the delay of the silos in accepting much of the grain, is all due to sins, lying, and circumvention. My advice is that a person should be truthful, clear, open, and frank, and his provision will not be lost, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, yes.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : Your Eminence, what is your opinion of one who gives his voucher to another to have it entered into the silos under a different name, not for the owner of the voucher? The barley silos?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is what is said: A person may have a voucher entitling him to enter his grain, whether barley or wheat, into the silos and receive a value higher than the market price. Another person may not have a voucher, so the first one sells his voucher to the second, or gives it to him for free as a gift, so that the second can enter his grain into the silos, even though he is not entitled to it?
We say: This is forbidden, forbidden for the taker and the giver, meaning: forbidden for the one who gives and the one who takes, because this involves lying, for the grain does not belong to the owner of the voucher. It involves circumventing the government's regulations, and it involves betrayal. It is obligatory for a person who has a voucher but did not plant that year to leave it for the next year in which he plants. If he stops farming entirely, he should return the voucher to the silos. As for giving it to one who is not entitled to it and lying to the state with it, that is forbidden. Perhaps we can say that the delay of rains in these years, and the delay of the silos in accepting much of the grain, is all due to sins, lying, and circumvention. My advice is that a person should be truthful, clear, open, and frank, and his provision will not be lost, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: