Assalam u alikum,. I have a number of questions. My father is a government officer in health department. In Pakistan no country rules are followed by majority, I was reading in a Islamic article that in Islam government things should not be used for personal usage, one should use it only for government work but in Pakistan the majority of people who pursue government jobs only pursue them in order to use government vehicles and other government things for personal use, which according to the law is forbidden.
So my question is that when I was young, my father being a government officer used government vehicles for personal usage and at the age of 13 till 20 my going to school, collage was on government vehicles and government driver was doing my duty almost 90% of the time. Now he do have government vehicles and others but I told him that I won’t be using government products for my personal use, my other family members use them but i don’t as much as i can.
Now the question that i am posting is from a PC that was brought for me by the use of government vehicle, my CPU, Monitor and many other belongings which at that time i did’t knew much about the truth in my younger ages like 13 till 17,18.
So what would be the ruling on my belongings that i have today that were brought by the use of illegal government products.
My schooling when i was younger, my PC, and many other things.
Should I keep them or ask my father to buy new products for me?
In the name of Allah, the Inspirer of Truth
Items which are borrowed to others for use are a trust (amana). If a usage policy is made clear at the time of issuing an item to borrow, then the product can only be used in accordance with this policy. In the case an item is used incorrectly and as a result the item is damaged or destroyed, the recipient will be liable to cover the cost.
You mention the Government has stipulated a policy on how workers can use items loaned to them. It is the responsibility of the worker to ensure he complies with this policy. Since you are not a government worker, it is not allowed for you to use these items.
Please note that although using the vehicle for personal use is incorrect per se, however this will not extend to items/acts for which the vehicle was used for. Hence, any items you have purchased through the use of a government vehicle will not be unlawful for you.
And Allah knows best.
الفتاوى الهندية (4/ 363) (وأما) (أنواعها) (فأربعة) : أحدها – أن تكون مطلقة في الوقت والانتفاع وحكمه أن للمستعير أن ينتفع بها بأي نوع شاء وأي وقت شاء. والثاني أن تكون مقيدة فيهما فلا يتجاوز ما سماهما المعير إلا إذا كان خلافا إلى خير. والثالث – أن تكون مقيدة في حق الوقت مطلقة في الانتفاع. والرابع عكسه فلا يتعدى ما سماه له المعير، هكذا في السراج الوهاج.
الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (5/ 680) (وَإِنْ قَيَّدَهُ) بِوَقْتٍ أَوْ نَوْعٍ أَوْ بِهِمَا (ضَمِنَ بِالْخِلَافِ إلَى شَرٍّ فَقَطْ) لَا إلَى مِثْلٍ أَوْ خَيْرٍ
(قَوْلُهُ: أَوْ بِهِمَا) فَتَتَقَيَّدُ مِنْ حَيْثُ الْوَقْتُ كَيْفَمَا كَانَ وَكَذَا مِنْ حَيْثُ الِانْتِفَاعُ فِيمَا يَخْتَلِفُ بِاخْتِلَافِ الْمُسْتَعْمَلِ، وَفِيمَا لَا يَخْتَلِفُ لَا تَتَقَيَّدُ لِعَدَمِ الْفَائِدَةِ كَمَا مَرَّ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ التَّقْيِيدَ بِالْمَكَانِ لَكِنْ أَشَارَ إلَيْهِ الشَّارِحُ فِي الْآخِرِ. وَذَكَرَهُ الْمُصَنِّفُ قَبْلَ قَوْلِهِ: وَلَا تُؤَجَّرُ فَقَالَ: اسْتَعَارَ دَابَّةً لِيَرْكَبَهَا فِي حَاجَةٍ إلَى نَاحِيَةٍ سَمَّاهَا فَأَخْرَجَهَا إلَى النَّهْرِ لِيَسْقِيَهَا فِي غَيْرِ تِلْكَ النَّاحِيَةِ ضَمِنَ إذَا هَلَكَتْ، وَكَذَا إذَا اسْتَعَارَ ثَوْرًا لِيَكْرُبَ أَرْضَهُ فَكَرَبَ أَرْضًا أُخْرَى يَضْمَنُ، وَكَذَا إذَا قَرَنَهُ بِثَوْرٍ أَعْلَى مِنْهُ لَمْ تَجْرِ الْعَادَةُ بِهِ.
الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (6/ 385) قَالَ الشَّيْخُ عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الشَّعْرَانِيُّ فِي كِتَابِ الْمِنَنِ: وَمَا نُقِلَ عَنْ بَعْضِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ مِنْ أَنَّ الْحَرَامَ لَا يَتَعَدَّى إلَى ذِمَّتَيْنِ سَأَلْت عَنْهُ الشِّهَابَ ابْنَ الشَّلَبِيِّ فَقَالَ: هُوَ مَحْمُولٌ عَلَى مَا إذَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِذَلِكَ، أَمَّا مَنْ رَأَى الْمَكَّاسَ يَأْخُذُ مِنْ أَحَدٍ شَيْئًا مِنْ الْمَكْسِ، ثُمَّ يُعْطِيهِ آخَرَ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْآخَرِ فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ اهـ.
Answered by:
Bint Saeed
Checked & Approved by:
Mufti Abdul Rahman Mangera
Mufti Zubair Patel