The scope of the prohibition against overcharging for those with expertise
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the travelers know the goods in the country and their prices because they frequent the market often, does the prohibition include them?
Answer:
Yes, it includes them, because it harms the people of ill intent. Even if the harm is averted from the goods and the travelers, the harm remains for the people of the market, who are waiting for the importer, waiting for the travelers. This involves harm to the importer and harm to the people of the market, and if the harm to one party is removed, the harm to the other remains. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if the travelers know the goods in the country and their prices because they frequent the market often, does the prohibition include them?
Answer:
Yes, it includes them, because it harms the people of ill intent. Even if the harm is averted from the goods and the travelers, the harm remains for the people of the market, who are waiting for the importer, waiting for the travelers. This involves harm to the importer and harm to the people of the market, and if the harm to one party is removed, the harm to the other remains. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/73 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (3:57)
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