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The question

Is it permissible to purchase stolen government materials (such as doors and windows) offered in the market, knowing that they have been circulated among more than five individuals and sellers, by analogy with the permissibility of purchasing stolen food items after they have circulated among dozens of hands?

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The answer

Buying and selling usurped public property is forbidden. Whoever buys usurped property, knowing it to be such, becomes a partner in sin with the usurper. If you are able to return the property to its rightful owners, then do so.

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