FatwaSarawakTransactions & Finance
Hukum jual beli dengan barang curi
What is the ruling on buying and selling stolen, robbed or snatched goods?
Short answer
Selling and buying goods obtained through theft, robbery or snatching is forbidden and sinful.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Sarawak State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad (Koleksi Kemusykilan Agama)
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Selling and buying goods obtained through theft, robbery or snatching is forbidden and sinful. The sale contract is void and invalid because the seller does not own the goods, while one condition of a valid sale is that the seller sells what he owns. The act is also regarded as cooperating in sin and aggression, so Muslims should avoid it.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
maka adalah haram dan berdosa perbuatan menjual dan membeli apa-apa barangan hasil daripada mencuri, rampasan dan ragut. Manakala akad jual beli yang dilakukan tersebut adalah batil dan tidak sah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Sarawak State Mufti Department. “Hukum jual beli dengan barang curi”, 28 December 2022. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/irsyad_list/#2022-12-28-hukum-jual-beli-dengan-barang-curi. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-buying-selling-stolen-goods/