The loss of funds invested in stocks without the owner's knowledge
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The questioner:
The questioner says: A person had a sum of money with me, so I invested it for him in stocks without their knowledge, and the stocks lost value.
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
The questioner says: A person had a sum of money with me, so I invested it for him in stocks without their knowledge, and the stocks lost value. Then I informed them of this, and he refused to let me withdraw the money from the stocks, stating that he would accept it with the profit or the loss.
The Shaykh:
This is a dispute between you and them; you will go to the court, and it will settle the matter between you, if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter:
Allah knows best.
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best.
The questioner says: A person had a sum of money with me, so I invested it for him in stocks without their knowledge, and the stocks lost value.
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
The questioner says: A person had a sum of money with me, so I invested it for him in stocks without their knowledge, and the stocks lost value. Then I informed them of this, and he refused to let me withdraw the money from the stocks, stating that he would accept it with the profit or the loss.
The Shaykh:
This is a dispute between you and them; you will go to the court, and it will settle the matter between you, if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter:
Allah knows best.
The Shaykh:
Allah knows best.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { إنك لا تهدي من أحببت } — islamhouse.com (1:12:17)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.