The ruling on selling a stolen Item and buying it
Question:
When a person steals something and sells it to someone else who knows it is stolen, is there any sin on the buyer?
Answer:
Whoever knows that the product being sold is stolen, it is forbidden for him to buy it and it is obligatory upon him to reprimand the man who did that. He must advise him to return it to its owner and seek help in that from the authorities if the advice did not work (i.e., the person won't listen).
Shaykh `Abdul-`Azeez Bin Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah Darussalam Vol:4 no.432
