A person caused an accident with my car, and the damage was assessed at one thousand riyals, but I repaired it for 750. Is it permissible to take the remainder?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I was involved in a traffic accident, and the fault lay with the other party. The damage was assessed at 1,000 riyals, but I repaired the car for 750. Is it permissible for me to take the remaining amount?
Answer:
Take the amount you spent on repairing the car, and do not take the rest, because you are not entitled to it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I was involved in a traffic accident, and the fault lay with the other party. The damage was assessed at 1,000 riyals, but I repaired the car for 750. Is it permissible for me to take the remaining amount?
Answer:
Take the amount you spent on repairing the car, and do not take the rest, because you are not entitled to it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2352- 4717] تسبب أحد بحادث على سيارتي فقدر الضرر بـ ألف ريال، وأصلحته بـ 750، هل يجوز أخذ الباقي؟ — youtube.com
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