Question
Our town is situated in Kwa Zulu Natal. We have Two Mosques in our town. Lately, our Jamaat has installed pre-paid meters. These meters have been "DOCTORED" to under register usage. In other words it means "STEALING" electricity. The officials of the Jamaat and some ALIMS also installed these crooked meters. It was pointed out to the official's that these meters are crooked meters. They argue that there is nothing wrong with it. Who is responsible for this 'SIN and DIS- GRACEFUL ACT'. We are Praying and making DUA'S in buildings with stolen electricity. Our chairman of our Jamaat is a GRAND MUFTI.
Answer
The conduct of the Jamaat officials and the Aalims is improper. It can bring disgrace in its wake. While they should desist from such actions which can bring disgrace to them and the community, in terms of the Shariah it is wrong to say that the electricity is stolen. There are principles of the Shariah of which you are unaware. There is a context for the operation of the masaa-il.
Yes, it is proper to say that the authorities of all tiers of governments are crooks, frauds, and highway robbers who fleece the citizens. They pillage and plunder the treasury in which they hold the money of the public - money usurped from the citizens, and used to fatten and drunken themselves with such stolen money while the populace grinds in suffering under the yoke of constantly increasing taxation and a plethora of other unjust monetary impositions with which the scoundrels bludgeon the suffering taxpayers.
Your prayers and duas will not be adversely affected by the conduct of the Jamaat officials.
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- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 25 No 09
- PDF page
- 8
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