The Ruling on Outbidding the Final Bid
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Question:
A message from Jeddah sent by a listener who indicated his name with the letters M, M, B. He says: If a man comes with goods he wants to sell in the market, and another man comes to him and says, “I will buy it from you for one thousand riyals,” and during the negotiation a third man comes and says, “I will buy it from you for one thousand and two hundred riyals,” is that permissible? Please guide us to the correct method. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If the owner of the goods has offered them for sale and wants a higher price, there is no harm in increasing the bid until the bidding ends and the owner wants to sell it at the final bid. So if he wants to sell it at the final bid, it is not permissible for anyone to step in and prevent him from selling it at his final bid, because this is his right, and it is not permissible for anyone to interfere with him. This is based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 426 Sunan Ibn Majah 2172Sahih (Darussalam) his bid. The meaning of this is that if the price is settled and the owner of the goods wants to sell it to a person, it is not permissible for anyone to intervene and offer a higher price after the price is settled and the negotiation is over. However, as long as the negotiation is open and an increase is desired, there is no harm in competing on price and increasing the bid. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
A message from Jeddah sent by a listener who indicated his name with the letters M, M, B. He says: If a man comes with goods he wants to sell in the market, and another man comes to him and says, “I will buy it from you for one thousand riyals,” and during the negotiation a third man comes and says, “I will buy it from you for one thousand and two hundred riyals,” is that permissible? Please guide us to the correct method. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If the owner of the goods has offered them for sale and wants a higher price, there is no harm in increasing the bid until the bidding ends and the owner wants to sell it at the final bid. So if he wants to sell it at the final bid, it is not permissible for anyone to step in and prevent him from selling it at his final bid, because this is his right, and it is not permissible for anyone to interfere with him. This is based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
and that you should not wrong one another.
ا وَلاَ يَبْغِ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ او لا يبع بعضكمundersell his brother, nor is he to fry
عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ يَسُومُ عَلَىThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/247 — archive.org (10:32)
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