Is it permissible to use electrical appliances connected to electricity from a meter that has been tampered with to avoid counting consumption?
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It is impermissible to use devices connected to meters that evade electricity payments, as this violates the contract made with the electricity company, based on the generality of Allah's Almighty saying: "O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts," and the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Muslims are bound by their conditions in what is lawful."
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