The ruling on selling a car for an unknown price until the buyer’s funds are known
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Question:
A questioner says: A relative of mine trades in cars. When he wants to sell a car to a person, he does not tell him the price until he asks him, “How much money do you have?” Once he knows what the man has, he takes it and doubles the remainder of the car’s price. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
It is not permissible, and the sale is not valid, unless the item being sold is known and the price is known at the time of the contract. It must not be unknown. One of the conditions for the validity of a sale is that the price is known to both the seller and the buyer.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A questioner says: A relative of mine trades in cars. When he wants to sell a car to a person, he does not tell him the price until he asks him, “How much money do you have?” Once he knows what the man has, he takes it and doubles the remainder of the car’s price. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
It is not permissible, and the sale is not valid, unless the item being sold is known and the price is known at the time of the contract. It must not be unknown. One of the conditions for the validity of a sale is that the price is known to both the seller and the buyer.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب تشييع الفاحشة في المؤمنين — islamhouse.com (54:02)
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