The ruling on contracting with a plumber without specifying the wage
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Question:
To Smaa, I deal with him. It has become the custom that when I go to a plumber I deal with, I say, “Fix this and that,” and then I tell him what he wants. If he says, “I want a certain amount,” sometimes I give it to him, and sometimes I haggle with him until he thinks about it, and then I give it to him.
Answer:
For this to be valid, the wage must be known. If there is a custom that has been established and regulated by it, then it must be specified. So if you bring the plumber, you contract with him and say to him, “You will do the plumbing work for such and such an amount.” You contract with him on the amount from the start so that no dispute arises and no harm comes to either of you, because this is a matter for which no custom has been established to which you can return.
To Smaa, I deal with him. It has become the custom that when I go to a plumber I deal with, I say, “Fix this and that,” and then I tell him what he wants. If he says, “I want a certain amount,” sometimes I give it to him, and sometimes I haggle with him until he thinks about it, and then I give it to him.
Answer:
For this to be valid, the wage must be known. If there is a custom that has been established and regulated by it, then it must be specified. So if you bring the plumber, you contract with him and say to him, “You will do the plumbing work for such and such an amount.” You contract with him on the amount from the start so that no dispute arises and no harm comes to either of you, because this is a matter for which no custom has been established to which you can return.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - ٠٥٨-تكملة الشركة وأنواعها - الإجارة - ٢٧-١٠-٢٣ هـ — archive.org (1:00:13)
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