Reusing unstamped postage stamps

· 19 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1433 AH1 min readEnglish
MiscellaneousGood CharacterHonesty

Question

I got mail delivered at home and on the envelope the stamps were unstamped. Is it allowed to use these stamps to send mail?

Answer

Destroy those unstamped stamps.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عن أبى حرة الرقاشى عن عمه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لا يحل مال امرئ مسلم إلا بطيب نفس منه (السنن الكبرى للبيهقي رقم 11877)

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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