The ruling on meter-based fares in taxis
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The questioner:
And I told him about what he says in it, and I told him in it, I do not trust anyone
The Shaykh:
we rely on.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Finally. Also.
The Shaykh:
No, in reality, this determines the fare; this determines the distance. The meter determines the distance the car has traveled, and if we know the determination of the distance, we know the value of the fare. So there is no harm in that; rather, this is more precise. This is more precise for the wage; no extra is taken from him, but only the amount corresponding to the distance he traveled is taken.
And I told him about what he says in it, and I told him in it, I do not trust anyone
The Shaykh:
we rely on.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Finally. Also.
The Shaykh:
No, in reality, this determines the fare; this determines the distance. The meter determines the distance the car has traveled, and if we know the determination of the distance, we know the value of the fare. So there is no harm in that; rather, this is more precise. This is more precise for the wage; no extra is taken from him, but only the amount corresponding to the distance he traveled is taken.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب شروطه وما نهي عنه منه - 3 — islamhouse.com (54:59)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.