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Ooplang Money: To Disclose or Not to Disclose?

Q: Is taking of ‘ooplang’ money permissible? E.g. not discolosing the transaction to SARS so that one doesn’t have to pay tax on the money.

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A: It is halaal in Shari`ah though we do not encourage it.

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

عن أبى بكر الصديق قال : قال رسول الله  – صلى الله عليه وسلم –  لا يحل لمؤمن أن يذل نفسه (جامع الأحاديث # 27837)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

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.