What is the ruling on the fact that it is my custom that when I want to buy a book, I ask one of the brothers who deals with bookstores to buy it for me, and I give him a profit on
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The questioner : Sami deals with bookstores; he buys in bulk.
The Shaykh : He buys in bulk, what?
The questioner : Books.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Usually, when I want books in bulk, I instruct him by saying, "Bring me this." Of course, I give him a profit on the books he brings me that I need. I had to go to the bookstore because he was busy, so I went to the bookstore. Before I went, I told him, "I am going to tell the bookstore owner that these, meaning these books, are for Sami or in Sami's name." And indeed, I went and bought them, and I told him they were for Sami, and he gave them to me at the price he gives him. So does he have the right now to receive the profit that I give him in the case where he goes himself to buy the books?
The Shaykh : You bought in his name.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So yes.
The questioner : Yes, of course, I bought in his name. The previous question about the books: do I give him the same amount, or a little less, because I was the one who did the buying and made the effort, meaning the trip?
The Shaykh : There is no agreement, so the full amount.
The questioner : There is no agreement.
The Shaykh : So the full amount.
The questioner : Of course, there is no hadith about this matter from the start.
The Shaykh : I am not a judge and I know the details; the important thing is if it is such and such, then such and such, and if it is such and such, then such and such.
The questioner : Of course, my Shaykh, for information.
The Shaykh : He buys in bulk, what?
The questioner : Books.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Usually, when I want books in bulk, I instruct him by saying, "Bring me this." Of course, I give him a profit on the books he brings me that I need. I had to go to the bookstore because he was busy, so I went to the bookstore. Before I went, I told him, "I am going to tell the bookstore owner that these, meaning these books, are for Sami or in Sami's name." And indeed, I went and bought them, and I told him they were for Sami, and he gave them to me at the price he gives him. So does he have the right now to receive the profit that I give him in the case where he goes himself to buy the books?
The Shaykh : You bought in his name.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So yes.
The questioner : Yes, of course, I bought in his name. The previous question about the books: do I give him the same amount, or a little less, because I was the one who did the buying and made the effort, meaning the trip?
The Shaykh : There is no agreement, so the full amount.
The questioner : There is no agreement.
The Shaykh : So the full amount.
The questioner : Of course, there is no hadith about this matter from the start.
The Shaykh : I am not a judge and I know the details; the important thing is if it is such and such, then such and such, and if it is such and such, then such and such.
The questioner : Of course, my Shaykh, for information.
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