Can Items Be Sold If They Might Be Used for Haram Purposes?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

Question 

Is it permissible to sell items like phones, TVs, or knives, knowing they could potentially be used for haram purposes?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

It is permissible to sell any item that can be used in a permissible manner. [Ibn ‘Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar]

If the buyer goes on to use these items in an impermissible manner, you are not accountable. That is unless you are reasonably sure or certain that they have a sinful intent in purchasing the item. [Ibid.]

Hope this helps

Allah knows best

[Shyakh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat 

Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies in Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen. There he completed the memorization of the Qur’an and his study of the Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz, al-Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, al-Shaykh Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others. Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.