What is the ruling on Egypt's income from the Suez Canal: Is it considered highway robbery or a tax, and do Salafists prohibit it?
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Traffic procedures and Suez Canal fees have no relation to highway robbery or forbidden levies. The Canal is public property that may not be disposed of except in the public interest. As for customs duties on imported goods, they fall under a different ruling.
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