State Property: Withholding Utility Payments Due to Political Grievances
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
State Property: Withholding Utility Payments Due to Political Grievances
English:
Question #1975:
It is common practice among the people of our neighborhood that if the government is not an Islamic one and practices sectarian policies against followers of Ahlul-Bayt (A.S.), it is not obligatory to pay water and electricity charges. Is it permissible to do so?
Answer #1975:
It is not permissible. Rather, it is obligatory on everyone who has made use of the water and electricity to pay any charges incurred to the state, even though it might not be Islamic.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of State Property