By what right is it permissible for the owner of the telephone to sell this service, which belongs to the state and which he does not own?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, and praise be to Allah, and may prayers and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
May Allah preserve you, this is not a rebuttal, O Shaykh, may Allah forbid it, but regarding the issue of a subscriber to a specific service. For example, the state provides telephone services and other services.
And the citizen is a subscriber to it, so this is a service originally granted to him, which he does not own. So by what right is it permissible for him to sell it?
The Shaykh : No, he relinquishes it. This is a relinquishment; he has the right to use this telephone for eternity, so he relinquished it.
The questioner : In exchange for money?
The Shaykh : In exchange for money, yes. You may relinquish anything from your rights, except if it is from acts of worship, for acts of worship are not compensated with money.
The questioner : Shaykh, the question is here with me, O Shaykh, I have the question.
The Shaykh : Fine.
May Allah preserve you, this is not a rebuttal, O Shaykh, may Allah forbid it, but regarding the issue of a subscriber to a specific service. For example, the state provides telephone services and other services.
And the citizen is a subscriber to it, so this is a service originally granted to him, which he does not own. So by what right is it permissible for him to sell it?
The Shaykh : No, he relinquishes it. This is a relinquishment; he has the right to use this telephone for eternity, so he relinquished it.
The questioner : In exchange for money?
The Shaykh : In exchange for money, yes. You may relinquish anything from your rights, except if it is from acts of worship, for acts of worship are not compensated with money.
The questioner : Shaykh, the question is here with me, O Shaykh, I have the question.
The Shaykh : Fine.