Gifting a Kruger coin
Question
Is it permissible to purchase and keep or give as hadiya etc. a Kruger coin, as it contains a picture of a Springbok. (It can be kept in a casing which covers the moorat).
Also, it is not possible to carve out the tasweer from the coin. Many people give Kruger coins as Mahr etc. What would be Mufti sahebs advise on this.
Answer
Yes, it is permissible.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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