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Is custom duty at airports permissible?

Published as Custom duty

· 22 Safar 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is custom duty at airports permissible? My son is planing to ask someone to bring two laptops from US to Saudia.

Answer

This duty is not recognized in the shari`ah.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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