{"_id":"67eeb8cb20e7dc3072c2ab75","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What is the ruling on parking in a customer parking lot for other than shopping in the associated shops, even though there are signs which clearly communicate this condition?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What is the ruling on parking in a customer parking lot for other than shopping in the associated shops, even though there are signs which clearly communicate this condition? Many brothers here in Germany do that and justify this by saying things like 'They probably wouldn't care', 'I am not harming anyone' or 'The shops are closed anyway'. My current understanding of the matter is that this is ghasb, one would be sinning thereby and owe the property owner a reasonable financial compensation for the parking duration, as long as one doesn't know with certainty that one was given permission for, for example, parking there to go to the mosque. The property owner not 'using' the property (for whatever reasons) and similar things shouldn't matter here, right?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If a parking lot is designated for customers of a specific business and has clear signs stating that it is only for that purpose, then using it for something else without permission would fall under unlawful use of someone else’s property (ghasb). Even if no one directly stops you or the shop is closed, the right of the owner still stands. \\n\\nThe justifications given—such as assuming the owner wouldn't mind or that no harm is being done—are speculative and do not override the clear conditions set by the property owner.\\n\\nIf someone parks there without permission, they would be sinful and responsible for any reasonable financial compensation due for the use of the space, as they are benefiting from it without the owner’s consent.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe40b76658b4c23283a","tag":"Contemporary Life: Other","count":137},{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a7b","tag":"Worship: Sins","count":100}],"createdOn":"2025-04-03T16:35:23.459Z"}