The ruling on taking an increase over the purchase price in agency
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, a man instructed me to buy dates for him and said, “Buy them for me, even if the price reaches one hundred riyals.” I bought them for him at eighty riyals, but I charged him ninety riyals. Is my action correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct, unless you intend that the ten riyals are for your effort. You must inform him of this. You say, “I bought them for you for eighty, and these ten are what I want for my trouble.” If he does not object, there is no harm. But if you conceal the matter from him and he thinks that you
He says: Honorable Shaykh, a man instructed me to buy dates for him and said, “Buy them for me, even if the price reaches one hundred riyals.” I bought them for him at eighty riyals, but I charged him ninety riyals. Is my action correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct, unless you intend that the ten riyals are for your effort. You must inform him of this. You say, “I bought them for you for eighty, and these ten are what I want for my trouble.” If he does not object, there is no harm. But if you conceal the matter from him and he thinks that you
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، كتاب الجهاد — islamhouse.com (42:57)
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