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**johnbeller** · 05-19-2012, 01:49 AM

it will be very hard to say. The concept of taxation is not against shariah hence I guess it will depend on the scenario. If the taxation is a complete zulm, then evading may be an option. But I would not take chances with that...

If one becomes a citizen of a country, isn't there a contract implicit in this, which is to obey all laws and break none, so tax evasion, which is a major crime, would be breaking this contract? As you said, taxation isn't against shari'ah so we should pay our taxes as to not break any local laws.

I have also heard that we can use the money from interest to do so. Of course this is interest that cannot be avoided, since purposefully gaining interest is a major sin.

05-19-2012, 01:49 AM	#13
johnbeller Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 488 Senior Member	it will be very hard to say. The concept of taxation is not against shariah hence I guess it will depend on the scenario. If the taxation is a complete zulm, then evading may be an option. But I would not take chances with that... If one becomes a citizen of a country, isn't there a contract implicit in this, which is to obey all laws and break none, so tax evasion, which is a major crime, would be breaking this contract? As you said, taxation isn't against shari'ah so we should pay our taxes as to not break any local laws. I have also heard that we can use the money from interest to do so. Of course this is interest that cannot be avoided, since purposefully gaining interest is a major sin.
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