What is the ruling on appointing a person to clear goods from customs without knowing how he deals with them?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. A merchant says: When his goods arrive in his country, he gives the agent a specific sum of money in exchange for clearing the goods. This payment is legal in my view, but I do not know how the agent clears these goods from customs, or how he pays them this amount. The question is: Am I required to know how this agent deals with customs? Or is it sufficient for me to pay the required amount and not concern myself with how this agent deals with them? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The important thing is that you pay him for his fees in clearing the goods, and you do not ask about his work. He is responsible for his work; you do not ask him about his work. Yes.
May Allah reward you. A merchant says: When his goods arrive in his country, he gives the agent a specific sum of money in exchange for clearing the goods. This payment is legal in my view, but I do not know how the agent clears these goods from customs, or how he pays them this amount. The question is: Am I required to know how this agent deals with customs? Or is it sufficient for me to pay the required amount and not concern myself with how this agent deals with them? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The important thing is that you pay him for his fees in clearing the goods, and you do not ask about his work. He is responsible for his work; you do not ask him about his work. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم توكيل شخص لإخراج البضاعة من الجمارك دون معرفة كيفية معاملته؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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