State Property: Using Expired Meal Vouchers and Ruling on the Food Acquired

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

State Property: Using Expired Meal Vouchers and Ruling on the Food Acquired

English:

Question #1946:

Is it permissible for a university student to use an expired luncheon voucher, and what is the view on the food acquired in this way?

Answer #1946:

It is not permissible to use an invalid luncheon voucher to procure food. The food thus procured amounts to an act of usurpation and is, therefore, ḥarām. Its cost should be indemnified.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of State Property