The Ruling on Concealing a Defect in a Commodity from the Buyer
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Question:
The questioner states that he works in a commercial shop. He says: We sell some electronic materials, including mosque clocks. Sometimes these clocks have a malfunction, so we repair that defect, and the item becomes as if it were new. Is it obligatory for me to inform the customer of this?
Answer:
No, it is obligatory for you to inform him. If the clock has been repaired and is no longer in its original state, you must inform him; because this is a defect in the clock, and you inform him of it; because he assumes that there is no defect in it and that no repair has been done on it. Yes.
The questioner states that he works in a commercial shop. He says: We sell some electronic materials, including mosque clocks. Sometimes these clocks have a malfunction, so we repair that defect, and the item becomes as if it were new. Is it obligatory for me to inform the customer of this?
Answer:
No, it is obligatory for you to inform him. If the clock has been repaired and is no longer in its original state, you must inform him; because this is a defect in the clock, and you inform him of it; because he assumes that there is no defect in it and that no repair has been done on it. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/035 — archive.org (13:13)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.