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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A man bought a property, and after a while it cracked due to poor soil. Does he have the right to return to the seller?

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Question:
Some real estate and construction companies say: They build houses, and after a short time they crack due to poor soil, or the burial of water channels, and this causes the building to crack. So no matter how much the buyer repairs it, the cracking does not go away. The question is: Do these companies sin? And does the buyer have the right to return to the seller in such cases?

Answer:
Yes, this is a defect. This is a defect caused by the soil, and the company did not disclose it, nor did they stipulate that the soil is soft and that cracking occurred because of it. If he said, "I am satisfied, I am satisfied with it being cracked," that is one thing. But if he bought it on the condition that it was sound, and then it was found to be cracked, this is due to the company's negligence, so the option of rescission is established.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1171 -2802] رجل اشترى عقارا وبعد مدة تصدع نتيجة سوء التربة، هل له أن يرجع على البائع؟ — youtube.com

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