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Reusing unstamped postage stamps

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

Bismillaah

A: Destroy those unstamped stamps.

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)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.