Permissible way of having R.O. plant installed

Permissible Way Of Having R.O. Plant Installed

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

Question

  What have respected Islamic scholars ruled on the following matter? We want to have an R.O. plant installed. We will buy water in tankers, filter the water and then sell it in gallons and bottles. Is this business permissible for us?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

  In the above situation, you are the owner of the water because of buying it in tankers. Since water will be sold in gallons and bottles, there is also no ambiguity about the item being sold. Therefore, the sale and purchase of water in the above-mentioned method is absolutely permissible. However, it is necessary to be mindful of many other requirements related to the item that can be bought or sold. One of them is that the customer must neither be cheated nor be harmed. When selling the water, you must ensure the quality that you make a claim of. For this purpose, either you yourself must have scientific expertise or you must hire any professionally skilled person who can run your plant and the entire system in a proper way. This is necessary. If unnecessary and excessive chemicals are added to water, this will result in people gradually taking in decayed and harmful substances. This should not happen. Another common mistake committed by those doing this business is that they have the plant installed in residential areas. As a result, heavy machinery is operated day and night for the purpose of filtering water, disturbing the sleep and rest of neighbours. This should also be avoided.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ  عَزَّوَجَلَّ  وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Answered by:Mufti Abu Muhammad Ali Asghar Attari