Cheating foreign governments (Fatwa No. 14305)
| Q: A person has been living in a Western country (Japan) for
some three odd years. During this time, he has ridden the train without paying the
fees,
and has made over 500 US$ in calls with forged calling cards. Now, he is
regretful. However, he is indebted to no one in particular, but to the government it
self. With the
advent of Wilayat al-Faqih (Guardianship of the Jurisprudent) and the Islamic
republic, is
the burden of rectification to the Islamic republic, or to the Western
government? A:
Whether or not a government is Islamic or not, it is the owner of its goods. To illegally
take possession of a government's property is usurpation, and rightfully belongs to it.
The amount due must be paid to the government (of that country). |
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