Customers of rival companies
| Fatwa #2372 | Category: Business & Trade | Country: Zambia | Date: 17th June 2026 |
| Fatwa #2372 | Date: 17th June 2026 |
| Category: Business & Trade | |
| Country: Zambia | |
Question
Asw ww
wanted to find out that if mistakenly one of the employees sends a customer list of their company, and the rival company sees the list and tries to contact a few customers out of them to supply the same product they get
so accordingly is it allowed to view the list that’s the first thing
secondly can the rival company contact customers of his rival
Jazakallah khair
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
There is no concept of ‘rival companies’ in Islam. Each person’s rizq and sustenance has been written. Neither can a person obtain more than what was written, nor can he avoid what was written for him.
Customers are part of an open market. No customer belongs to any company. If information comes to an individual, he is at liberty to utilise it as he wishes. Yes, no trader should have the intention of depriving other traders. This is a sign of greed and a huge appetite for the world. A Muslim is not made for this.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Bilal Pandor
Concurred by
Mufti Muhammad Patel
Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia