What is the ruling on taking the price difference when purchasing on behalf of another?
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The questioner : I was walking with the owner of the house, and I was at work. He said to me, "I want you to go with me to an electrician to buy this merchandise, or I will go with you and we will buy it." Naturally, I would be absent from my work and go with him to buy the merchandise. When I buy the merchandise, he gives me a price lower than the market price. When I go with him, I sell it to him at the normal market price. Do you understand, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, I understand, but you have not finished your question yet.
The questioner : I have finished my question. I get a price lower than the market price when I go with him, and he sells it to me at the same market price. Is this difference that comes out of my share lawful or forbidden?
The Shaykh : It is forbidden unless it is made clear.
The questioner : It is forbidden unless it is made clear.
The Shaykh : Yes, I understand, but you have not finished your question yet.
The questioner : I have finished my question. I get a price lower than the market price when I go with him, and he sells it to me at the same market price. Is this difference that comes out of my share lawful or forbidden?
The Shaykh : It is forbidden unless it is made clear.
The questioner : It is forbidden unless it is made clear.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، رقم 944 في قناة «تسجيلات الإمام الألباني - محمد أبو ليلى الأثري» — youtube.com (1:05:44)
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