Taking Goods for Less Than the Amount Owed
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I work as a distributor of foodstuffs. I gave a man goods worth five thousand riyals, and he has not paid them back yet. Then he offered me goods worth eight thousand riyals. Is it permissible for me to take the goods for five thousand and give him the rest?
Answer:
If you reach a mutual agreement and settle it between yourselves, there is no harm. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh!
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I work as a distributor of foodstuffs. I gave a man goods worth five thousand riyals, and he has not paid them back yet. Then he offered me goods worth eight thousand riyals. Is it permissible for me to take the goods for five thousand and give him the rest?
Answer:
If you reach a mutual agreement and settle it between yourselves, there is no harm. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh!
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 17-01-1439هـ — af.org.sa (59:29)
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