The ruling on selling computer maintenance cards for half the value
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There is a man who sells computer equipment, and there is a company that sells maintenance cards for these devices for half the value. For example, if repairing this device would cost you one hundred riyals, they repair it for you for fifty riyals. These cards do not have an expiration date, but if a person loses one, the company does not replace it. Is it permissible to sell such cards?
Answer:
No, this is a sale involving gharar (excessive uncertainty) and ignorance. The repair might be extensive, or it might require a large amount. There is gharar in this, and there is ignorance, and such a sale is not permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There is a man who sells computer equipment, and there is a company that sells maintenance cards for these devices for half the value. For example, if repairing this device would cost you one hundred riyals, they repair it for you for fifty riyals. These cards do not have an expiration date, but if a person loses one, the company does not replace it. Is it permissible to sell such cards?
Answer:
No, this is a sale involving gharar (excessive uncertainty) and ignorance. The repair might be extensive, or it might require a large amount. There is gharar in this, and there is ignorance, and such a sale is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 060 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / البيع / الحجر / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (54:04)
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