The ruling on the intermediary adding to the price of the goods for the buyer
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The presenter:
We take calls from our brothers and sisters. Abu Khalid is with us from Riyadh.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The presenter:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you in good health, Shaykh Salih.
The presenter:
Please proceed.
The Shaykh:
May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner:
I love you for the sake of Allah, Shaykh Salih. May Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
Please, go ahead with the question.
The questioner:
My question, Shaykh Uthman.
The Shaykh:
I wrote it down. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. My question is about a car I want to sell.
The Shaykh:
A car that has been returned.
The questioner:
It is worth eight thousand.
The presenter:
Okay, if you please, Abu Khalid, move a bit away from the television because there is a reflection.
The questioner:
By Allah, I am in the car. It is Shaykh Abd al-Muqarn’s car; I am not near the television.
The presenter:
All right, go ahead.
The questioner:
This car, Shaykh Salih, I ask Allah for your well-being, for whoever hears, is worth eight thousand, but the intermediary between me and the buyer says, if you meet the buyer, he will say ten thousand so that he can take two thousand. Is this permissible, Shaykh Salih, or not? This is the question. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
No, this is not permissible. This is not permissible. You must tell him the truth, and you must not increase the price. And you must not obey the one who tells you not to tell him the true price, but to add to it, so that the increase is for him and the true price is for you. This is from lying and deception, and it is not permissible. Yes.
We take calls from our brothers and sisters. Abu Khalid is with us from Riyadh.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The presenter:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you in good health, Shaykh Salih.
The presenter:
Please proceed.
The Shaykh:
May Allah keep you safe.
The questioner:
I love you for the sake of Allah, Shaykh Salih. May Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
Please, go ahead with the question.
The questioner:
My question, Shaykh Uthman.
The Shaykh:
I wrote it down. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. My question is about a car I want to sell.
The Shaykh:
A car that has been returned.
The questioner:
It is worth eight thousand.
The presenter:
Okay, if you please, Abu Khalid, move a bit away from the television because there is a reflection.
The questioner:
By Allah, I am in the car. It is Shaykh Abd al-Muqarn’s car; I am not near the television.
The presenter:
All right, go ahead.
The questioner:
This car, Shaykh Salih, I ask Allah for your well-being, for whoever hears, is worth eight thousand, but the intermediary between me and the buyer says, if you meet the buyer, he will say ten thousand so that he can take two thousand. Is this permissible, Shaykh Salih, or not? This is the question. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
No, this is not permissible. This is not permissible. You must tell him the truth, and you must not increase the price. And you must not obey the one who tells you not to tell him the true price, but to add to it, so that the increase is for him and the true price is for you. This is from lying and deception, and it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 17-08-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (17:18)
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