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This is prohibited for him and for you as well as this is considered stolen goods. Only the authority has the right to sell it or give it to people. 

My brother workz in a shipping company. Once while at port he noticed unclaimed zam zam water which was lying there for nearly 10months. He brought it home and distributed the bottles. Is it permissible for him o take it? Is it permissible for us to accept it? His opinion is its unclaimed and we can use. Please guide me on thiz matter.

Halal/Haram Matters | October 27, 2018 3:28 pm
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Sheikh I saw your video regarding copyrighted material in which you told that we can download if the material is available on internet.In such case is it allowed to buy a product from a market which sells the products which has been stolen?Kindly clarify
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I run an online gift shop. Every year, the platform where I’m selling sends out a newsletter to their customers where they advertise gifts for Mother’s day and Father’s day celebration. Am I allowed to have my products listed on that newsletter in order to increase my sales? Those who don’t advertise don’t get much exposure and end up selling little compared to the shops that do.