Is it permissible for a merchant to conceal some commercial information from the state to avoid the heavy tax imposed on him, which reaches fifty-five percent?
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The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: If Allah wills, is it good?
The questioner: How is your health, if Allah wills, is it fine?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner: My master, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: If you allow me, I would like to ask you a question?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: My master, the Shaykh, I am a merchant. I have a cement and iron shop in the Khalda district.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And from those who benefit from it.
The Shaykh: Muhammad Shuqara, on Friday, in the khutbah, he spoke about: taxes and manipulating taxes!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: I want to tell you about a specific point, my master.
The Shaykh: At a certain stage, when the revenue, the profit, the profits are calculated, the tax reaches fifty-five percent for the merchant.
The Shaykh : Mmm.
The questioner: Meaning it is as if it is a partner, or more than a partner!!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: So, my master, the Shaykh, is it permissible for one to submit his accounting books, meaning to some extent at a lower level, to lighten this tax burden on himself...
The Shaykh: No, no, my brother, this is not permissible, but one should submit an objection to the tax authority.
The questioner: Yes, my master.
The Shaykh: As for forging and cheating, this is not the nature of a Muslim.
The questioner: Well, my master, the Shaykh, fifty-five percent is also a tax imposed, it destroys this need!!
The Shaykh: My brother, may Allah guide you, what am I telling you?
The questioner: Yes, my master.
The Shaykh: I am telling you to be fair?! I am telling you to submit an objection to the authority, not that you betray it, cheat it, and deal treacherously with it. This is not the nature of a Muslim.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Meaning, if the tax authority has wronged!
The questioner: Yes, my master, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Then do not wrong it in return!
The questioner: Yes, my master, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Meaning, I must submit the real books.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner: And object.
The Shaykh: And before you submit the books, submit the complaint that you are submitting now.
The questioner: They have not responded to the complaint, they tell you.
The Shaykh: By Allah, they have not responded, this is not our job.
The questioner: They tell you about the Civil Status Law, the law, and regarding them, legislation like legislation, and after a certain percentage, it starts from ten to fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, until it reaches fifty-five percent!!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: The percentage becomes very high, meaning.
The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The questioner: So, consequently, our accountant resorts to putting money in his pockets, he puts.
The Shaykh: The important thing is that you did not submit a complaint?
The questioner: I did not submit one, no.
The Shaykh: Yes, submit a complaint, so that your complaint is in its proper place, and you do not occupy, cheat, or betray!
The questioner: Is that how it is, you see, my master, the Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: My master, may Allah reward you with good, my master.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: Thank you, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh: Yes, how are you?
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, I spoke about the tax as "mukhas."
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: When you asked about the tax, you called it "mukhas," or is it a difference of people?
The Shaykh: What did I call it?
The questioner: "Mukhas" or "al-mukhas," "mukhas."
The Shaykh: I did not understand!
The questioner: I called it "mukhas," this is about the tax.
The Shaykh: What is the last word exactly?
The questioner: "Al-mukhas," "mukhas" with a damma, is the mīm opened or closed?!
The Shaykh: "Mukhas," yes, what did I say?
The questioner: That it is from "al-mukhas."
The Shaykh: From "al-mukhas"?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Well, what is your question?
The questioner: My question is that the answer here differs from the answer here?
The Shaykh: Where is the answer?
The questioner: Because the one who asked you this question, you said that it is permissible for you to cheat in determining certain accounts.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: If Allah wills, is it good?
The questioner: How is your health, if Allah wills, is it fine?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner: My master, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: If you allow me, I would like to ask you a question?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: My master, the Shaykh, I am a merchant. I have a cement and iron shop in the Khalda district.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: And from those who benefit from it.
The Shaykh: Muhammad Shuqara, on Friday, in the khutbah, he spoke about: taxes and manipulating taxes!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: I want to tell you about a specific point, my master.
The Shaykh: At a certain stage, when the revenue, the profit, the profits are calculated, the tax reaches fifty-five percent for the merchant.
The Shaykh : Mmm.
The questioner: Meaning it is as if it is a partner, or more than a partner!!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: So, my master, the Shaykh, is it permissible for one to submit his accounting books, meaning to some extent at a lower level, to lighten this tax burden on himself...
The Shaykh: No, no, my brother, this is not permissible, but one should submit an objection to the tax authority.
The questioner: Yes, my master.
The Shaykh: As for forging and cheating, this is not the nature of a Muslim.
The questioner: Well, my master, the Shaykh, fifty-five percent is also a tax imposed, it destroys this need!!
The Shaykh: My brother, may Allah guide you, what am I telling you?
The questioner: Yes, my master.
The Shaykh: I am telling you to be fair?! I am telling you to submit an objection to the authority, not that you betray it, cheat it, and deal treacherously with it. This is not the nature of a Muslim.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Meaning, if the tax authority has wronged!
The questioner: Yes, my master, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Then do not wrong it in return!
The questioner: Yes, my master, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Meaning, I must submit the real books.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner: And object.
The Shaykh: And before you submit the books, submit the complaint that you are submitting now.
The questioner: They have not responded to the complaint, they tell you.
The Shaykh: By Allah, they have not responded, this is not our job.
The questioner: They tell you about the Civil Status Law, the law, and regarding them, legislation like legislation, and after a certain percentage, it starts from ten to fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, until it reaches fifty-five percent!!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: The percentage becomes very high, meaning.
The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The questioner: So, consequently, our accountant resorts to putting money in his pockets, he puts.
The Shaykh: The important thing is that you did not submit a complaint?
The questioner: I did not submit one, no.
The Shaykh: Yes, submit a complaint, so that your complaint is in its proper place, and you do not occupy, cheat, or betray!
The questioner: Is that how it is, you see, my master, the Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: My master, may Allah reward you with good, my master.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner: Thank you, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh: Yes, how are you?
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, I spoke about the tax as "mukhas."
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: When you asked about the tax, you called it "mukhas," or is it a difference of people?
The Shaykh: What did I call it?
The questioner: "Mukhas" or "al-mukhas," "mukhas."
The Shaykh: I did not understand!
The questioner: I called it "mukhas," this is about the tax.
The Shaykh: What is the last word exactly?
The questioner: "Al-mukhas," "mukhas" with a damma, is the mīm opened or closed?!
The Shaykh: "Mukhas," yes, what did I say?
The questioner: That it is from "al-mukhas."
The Shaykh: From "al-mukhas"?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Well, what is your question?
The questioner: My question is that the answer here differs from the answer here?
The Shaykh: Where is the answer?
The questioner: Because the one who asked you this question, you said that it is permissible for you to cheat in determining certain accounts.
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