Two people bidding on a commodity and then abandoning it to harm the seller
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some people come to the market and bid against each other on a specific commodity, then they leave it, causing harm to the seller because the price they raised it to is not one that anyone in the market will buy it for. Is that permissible for them?
Answer:
He holds onto his commodity and does not sell to them; he leaves it and sells it to whoever wants it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some people come to the market and bid against each other on a specific commodity, then they leave it, causing harm to the seller because the price they raised it to is not one that anyone in the market will buy it for. Is that permissible for them?
Answer:
He holds onto his commodity and does not sell to them; he leaves it and sells it to whoever wants it. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 19-06-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (56:14)
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