Is it permissible for me to ask my father, who works in the Jordanian army, where they receive free or discounted phones, to get a phone for himself or buy it from a colleague of his and give it to me?
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If phones are given to those who own them, then there is no harm in asking for one as a gift from its owner, or buying it from him, after he has taken possession of it.
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