Deception In Tax

QUESTION:

My landlord is not VAT-registered but issues me with a Tax Invoice and charges me VAT. Is this correct for him to do?

ANSWER:

This is a form of deception. It was not permissible for him to carry out such an action. Consider the following Hadith:

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ من حمل علينا السلاح فليس منا ومن غشنا، فليس منا‏ (‏رواه مسلم‏ # 170)‏‏

Abu Hurairah Radiallahu Anhu narrates that Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, “He who takes up arms against us is not from amongst us, and he who deceives us is not from amongst us.”

ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani

Date: 06 Shawwaal 1447 / 26 March 2026

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:

Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb