The Ruling on Selling a Car with a Defect
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I wanted to buy a car from a person, so I asked him, "Is there a defect in your car?" He replied, "It passed the inspection," and did not clarify anything to me. Is his action considered concealment of a defect (tadlis)?
Answer:
If the seller knows that there is a defect in it and denies it, the buyer has the option to cancel the transaction. However, if he does not know that there is a defect in it, and a defect is discovered that he was unaware of, and it is not known whether it occurred while it was with the seller or with the buyer, then the buyer has no claim. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I wanted to buy a car from a person, so I asked him, "Is there a defect in your car?" He replied, "It passed the inspection," and did not clarify anything to me. Is his action considered concealment of a defect (tadlis)?
Answer:
If the seller knows that there is a defect in it and denies it, the buyer has the option to cancel the transaction. However, if he does not know that there is a defect in it, and a defect is discovered that he was unaware of, and it is not known whether it occurred while it was with the seller or with the buyer, then the buyer has no claim. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1663 -3022] سألت البائع هل في سيارتك عيب؟ فقال لي: هي على الفحص ولم يبين لي شيئاً، فما الحكم؟ — youtube.com
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