Is Stealing and Theft a Sin?
Stealing is explicitly prohibited in all three Abrahamic faiths. The Eighth Commandment ('You shall not steal') is reinforced by the Quran's strict punishments for theft and Judaism's extensive laws protecting property. All three traditions teach that stealing is not just a crime against the victim but a sin against God.
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