If a taxi driver disagrees with the passengers over the fare, is it permissible for another driver to lower the price and take them?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I transport some people from one town to another. Sometimes some customers come to a man and negotiate the price of the transport, but they do not reach a final agreement.
The Shaykh:
What am I saying?
The questioner:
I am a man who transports some people from one town to another. Sometimes some customers come to a man.
The Shaykh:
Regarding the fare, yes, that is correct.
The questioner:
Sometimes some customers come to a man and negotiate the price of the transport, but they do not reach a final agreement. Is it permissible for me to come and lower the price so that they go with me?
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
No. If you see that he is hiring a person and riding with a person, you do not say to him, "Come, ride with me; I am cheaper. I will lower it for you." This is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I transport some people from one town to another. Sometimes some customers come to a man and negotiate the price of the transport, but they do not reach a final agreement.
The Shaykh:
What am I saying?
The questioner:
I am a man who transports some people from one town to another. Sometimes some customers come to a man.
The Shaykh:
Regarding the fare, yes, that is correct.
The questioner:
Sometimes some customers come to a man and negotiate the price of the transport, but they do not reach a final agreement. Is it permissible for me to come and lower the price so that they go with me?
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
No. If you see that he is hiring a person and riding with a person, you do not say to him, "Come, ride with me; I am cheaper. I will lower it for you." This is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1606 -3022] إذا اختلف صاحب سيارة أجرة مع الركاب حول الثمن، فهل يجوز لآخر أن يخفض الثمن ويأخذهم؟ — youtube.com
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