Ruling on Favoring Some Buyers
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A man sold a commodity to a wealthy man at a certain price, then a poor man came and he sold it to him, giving him a discount in the price out of consideration. The wealthy man found out and came to reprimand him. What is the ruling on this sale?
If a person sells a commodity to someone for a price, and then sells it to another person for a lower price out of favor and consideration for him, whether due to kinship, friendship, poverty, or otherwise, the first buyer has no right to demand that the seller lower the price agreed upon in the contract. This is unless the seller had increased the price by an amount that is not tolerated in the market. For example, if he sold it to him for one hundred while it is worth fifty in the market, then he has the right to demand that the price be lowered to its market value.
However, if its value in the market is one hundred, and he sold it to a man for one hundred, and then a poor man, friend, or relative came and he sold it to him for fifty, the first buyer has no right to demand anything from him; because he did not defraud him nor deceive him, but rather sold to him at a price at which people sell.
If a person sells a commodity to someone for a price, and then sells it to another person for a lower price out of favor and consideration for him, whether due to kinship, friendship, poverty, or otherwise, the first buyer has no right to demand that the seller lower the price agreed upon in the contract. This is unless the seller had increased the price by an amount that is not tolerated in the market. For example, if he sold it to him for one hundred while it is worth fifty in the market, then he has the right to demand that the price be lowered to its market value.
However, if its value in the market is one hundred, and he sold it to a man for one hundred, and then a poor man, friend, or relative came and he sold it to him for fifty, the first buyer has no right to demand anything from him; because he did not defraud him nor deceive him, but rather sold to him at a price at which people sell.