What is the ruling on lying or paying money to evade taxes?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on paying money to evade taxes and lying for that purpose?
The Shaykh : Paying money to evade taxes... we were under the rain, then we ended up under the gutter. If the tax is imposed on you by a state over which you have no power or authority, you pay it under duress, against your will. So how can you pay a bribe to get out of the tax, just to save money? It is not permissible, my brother.
The questioner : Nor is lying for that purpose permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Paying money to evade taxes... we were under the rain, then we ended up under the gutter. If the tax is imposed on you by a state over which you have no power or authority, you pay it under duress, against your will. So how can you pay a bribe to get out of the tax, just to save money? It is not permissible, my brother.
The questioner : Nor is lying for that purpose permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible.
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