Fri 17 رمضان 1447 (06 Mar 2026)
[Ruling on Purchasing Looted Goods]
Mufti:
Alsayyed Muhammad b. Abdallah Awad Al-Muayyady
Fatwa number: 20047
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[Ruling on Purchasing Looted Goods]
Fatwa number: 20047
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Question: If war and chaos strike a land, and as a result shops, many homes, and other properties are looted, is it permissible to buy items offered for sale from that looting? And if someone has purchased something from that, what should he do?
Answer: It is not permissible to buy looted goods or anything else taken from its owners unjustly. If someone has purchased something from such goods, he must return it to its owners if he can identify them. If he cannot identify them, he must give in charity what he paid for it to the outlets designated for wrongfully appropriated wealth (maẓālim).
Source: Min Thimār al-ʿIlm wa al-Ḥikmah vol.2
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