Question
Reference number: 647413 | Miscellaneous | April 9, 2024
What is the ruling if people use public electricity, but they do not pay for that service? Is this considered haram as it it is like stealing?
Answer
Praise Be to Allah and Peace Be Upon His Messenger.
Referring to your question, people who use these services of electricity, water pipes or others must pay for such services. Not to pay for that is considered haram. It is like unjustified procrastination and to refrain from paying for these services lead people to fall in sins and may receive punishment in this life and in the Afterlife.