The ruling on purchasing them is that it is not permissible, and believing that they contain this benefit that is mentioned is also not permissible, because there is no evidence for this. As for selling them, it is also not permissible, and it is recommended
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The questioner : This is a message we received from the sender, Al-'Utaibi, from Najd. He says: During the days of Tashreeq, when we go from Mina to the Jamarat and return, we find some Africans sitting on the roads selling bags like ropes, made of colored leather and sealed on all sides, containing something we do not know. They claim that they contain a cure for several diseases and protect a person; for example, the black color protects from jinn, the red color from the Jinnajan, and the yellow color from jaundice, and so on. They say, "Put this in your bag or in your house, and it will benefit you." What is the ruling on purchasing such things, and what is the ruling on selling them?
The Shaykh : The ruling on purchasing them is that it is not permissible, and believing that they contain this benefit that is mentioned is also not permissible, because there is no evidence for this. As for selling them, it is also not permissible. It is recommended for you, indeed it is obligatory upon you, if you see such things, to inform the authorities about this matter so that they can prevent them from consuming the wealth of people unjustly, because making a living through such things is consuming the wealth of people unjustly. It is obligatory to prevent this and to discipline the one who does it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : You answered his question, and he asks: What is the response toward the one who sells them? May Allah guide you.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The ruling on purchasing them is that it is not permissible, and believing that they contain this benefit that is mentioned is also not permissible, because there is no evidence for this. As for selling them, it is also not permissible. It is recommended for you, indeed it is obligatory upon you, if you see such things, to inform the authorities about this matter so that they can prevent them from consuming the wealth of people unjustly, because making a living through such things is consuming the wealth of people unjustly. It is obligatory to prevent this and to discipline the one who does it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : You answered his question, and he asks: What is the response toward the one who sells them? May Allah guide you.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.