What is the ruling on buying gasoline from an Arab person who sells it at a slightly lower price, even with the suspicion that it is stolen, especially since the cost of living and gasoline are expensive in the foreign country of residence?
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If it is merely a doubt or an illusion that the man is stealing gasoline, then the original ruling is that it is permissible to buy from him, because the basic principle concerning a Muslim is their integrity. As Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said: “The unknown is like the non-existent, and the basic principle concerning what is in the possession of a Muslim is that it is their property if they claim it as such.”
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