What is the ruling on working in a shop that sells and repairs smartphones, charges credit, renews call and internet bundles, and pays bills, knowing that these phones are sometimes used for unlawful matters, and is there any suspicion of unlawfulness in this?
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The general rule is that it is permissible to sell devices that can be used for both lawful and unlawful purposes, unless it is known that a specific person predominantly uses them for unlawful matters, in which case dealing with that person is prohibited.
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