Buying and selling fake goods

Q: I would like to know what is the masaail concerning fake goods. As a retailer stocking original goods (which does come with its price tag) finds others selling fake goods matching the originals at a much lower rate. Is it permissible to stock these goods? 

And what is the masaail concerning a person purchasing fake goods because the price is right.

A: It is permissible to sell fake goods as long as one makes it known to the customer that it is not the original. 

It is permissible on condition that the goods are acquired through a halaal transaction and the goods are sourced from halaal sources.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)