Is buying special car or phone numbers considered forbidden (haram) or extravagant (israf), especially when some of them cost 10,000 or more?
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Purchasing distinctive car and mobile numbers at exorbitant prices, disproportionate to their intended benefit, is considered extravagance and prohibited wastefulness, and it is a squandering of wealth that Allah has commanded to preserve.
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