Question
Person A lives in a Sectional Title Scheme. He owns the unit together with a garage. Whilst the electricity used by each owner in his/her respective unit is billed independently to such owner, the electricity used by the owners in their respective garages is not paid by such owners but rather is billed on the common property electricity usage. Person A uses his electricity point in his garage to operate refrigerators. The trustees of the Scheme have objected to this as this unnecessarily increases the electricity bill which they believe is unfair as A does not pay for the additional electricity which he uses in his garage but rather, each owner contributes equally for the common property electricity usage. Despite having been advised not to operate refrigerators in the garage, A refuses to comply. Kindly advise whether it is permissible for A to operate refrigerators from his garage, given the fact that he is not paying for the usage?
Answer
In the scenario explained by you, it is not permissible for Person A to use his garage electricity point for fridges, etc. In so doing, he is passing the expense, the greater portion of it, to the other tenants. This is khiyaanat and zulm.
It is necessary for Person A to enter into a compromise settlement with the other tenants to reimburse them for his unlawful use of electricity thereby compelling others to pay for his usage.
Q, Some people are organizing a charity bike ride across Gambia for some charity projects. Is it permissible to contribute towards this project?
A. It is haraam to contribute to projects of Shaitaan. The bike-riding act is a stunt of Shaitaan. Allah's Projects are not in need of acts of satanism. Spoiled garments cannot be purified by washing with urine. Haraam acts for charitable projects do not become halaal. The organizers of this project are under the spell of the devil.
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- The Majlis Vol 25 No 02
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- 3
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