The Ruling on Selling Cars While Concealing Defects

The Shaykh : We have been informed that the exhibition is a car show. If they sell a car on the microphone, as they say, they tell the buyer that it has every defect. They say, "Do not buy it except for the tires, do not buy it except for the key switch, and so on," in matters where they mislead the buyer and entice him. The point is, in summary, that if the seller knows of a defect, it is obligatory for him to specify it explicitly. If he does not know of it, there is no harm in him disclaiming liability in general terms. This verse, , is one of the most comprehensive verses. For this reason, this verse applies to all chapters of transactions, including sales, leases, pledges, and others. It also applies to all conditions stipulated in marriage contracts, endowments, and other matters. It is one of the most comprehensive verses. O you who believe, or in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. And to proceed: