Is profit in trade fixed by the Shari'ah?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our teacher Abu 'Abd al-Rahman?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah keep you well, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : And you likewise.
The questioner : If Allah wills, our dear teacher, regarding what is the Shari'ah profit in trade, in trade?
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The questioner : What is the Shari'ah profit in trade, meaning for one who trades in goods or general trade in general, for example?
The Shaykh : Do you mean is the profit limited?
The questioner : Yes, that is what I mean.
The Shaykh : No, it is not limited.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not limited, but justice is good.
The questioner : Yes, because some of them say: that it should not exceed a quarter or twenty percent or a third, so what is their evidence for this, I mean?
The Shaykh : I know their evidence.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We have said there is no limit in the Shari'ah.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : But justice is good.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : And that is all.
The questioner : I understood this, but our teacher, is this statement from the later jurists, or what does it mean?
The Shaykh : My brother, it is enough for you to know that any statement said: has no evidence in the Shari'ah, the matter is ended. As for whether it was said by some of the later ones or some of the earlier ones, what does that result in? Nothing.
The questioner : On the basis that we mean we refute their statements, the statements of those who say that this was said, we say to them the later jurists said that and relied for example on a weak hadith or on a fabricated narration for example, so you refute for example like this, I mean if we want to detail in the knowledge, so what is your opinion of the statement?
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, I gave you the sufficient answer for this question which you repeat!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the difference between an old statement and a new one?!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no evidence for it!
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : What is the difference?!
The questioner : That is it, no difference, there is no evidence, it is ended.
The Shaykh : So why do you repeat the question, may Allah reward you.
The questioner : I repeat, I mean the origin of this statement is not just, I mean, I know that it has no evidence now, but what is its origin, I mean?! Did it come from this century or before two centuries, to your knowledge, I mean?!
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, I tell you: what is the benefit?!
The questioner : Just the knowledge only.
The Shaykh : My brother, this knowledge does not benefit you.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Ask about what benefits you, and you have asked, there is no limit in the Shari'ah for profit, a third, a quarter, less, more, but justice is good in all matters.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And from the great wisdom is not limiting it, because goods like a grocery store of sugar and rice are sold every day by the tens and hundreds of kilograms, not like goods that are sold once or twice a year like a car or something similar, so the profits differ.
The questioner : Yes, praise be to Allah. Like this.
The Shaykh : So it does not matter to you to know if this statement is new or old.
The questioner : Yes, yes, that is the intention.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with all good, Abu 'Abd al-Rahman.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How are you, our teacher Abu 'Abd al-Rahman?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : May Allah keep you well, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : And you likewise.
The questioner : If Allah wills, our dear teacher, regarding what is the Shari'ah profit in trade, in trade?
The Shaykh : I did not understand.
The questioner : What is the Shari'ah profit in trade, meaning for one who trades in goods or general trade in general, for example?
The Shaykh : Do you mean is the profit limited?
The questioner : Yes, that is what I mean.
The Shaykh : No, it is not limited.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not limited, but justice is good.
The questioner : Yes, because some of them say: that it should not exceed a quarter or twenty percent or a third, so what is their evidence for this, I mean?
The Shaykh : I know their evidence.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : We have said there is no limit in the Shari'ah.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : But justice is good.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : And that is all.
The questioner : I understood this, but our teacher, is this statement from the later jurists, or what does it mean?
The Shaykh : My brother, it is enough for you to know that any statement said: has no evidence in the Shari'ah, the matter is ended. As for whether it was said by some of the later ones or some of the earlier ones, what does that result in? Nothing.
The questioner : On the basis that we mean we refute their statements, the statements of those who say that this was said, we say to them the later jurists said that and relied for example on a weak hadith or on a fabricated narration for example, so you refute for example like this, I mean if we want to detail in the knowledge, so what is your opinion of the statement?
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, I gave you the sufficient answer for this question which you repeat!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the difference between an old statement and a new one?!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : There is no evidence for it!
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : What is the difference?!
The questioner : That is it, no difference, there is no evidence, it is ended.
The Shaykh : So why do you repeat the question, may Allah reward you.
The questioner : I repeat, I mean the origin of this statement is not just, I mean, I know that it has no evidence now, but what is its origin, I mean?! Did it come from this century or before two centuries, to your knowledge, I mean?!
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, I tell you: what is the benefit?!
The questioner : Just the knowledge only.
The Shaykh : My brother, this knowledge does not benefit you.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Ask about what benefits you, and you have asked, there is no limit in the Shari'ah for profit, a third, a quarter, less, more, but justice is good in all matters.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And from the great wisdom is not limiting it, because goods like a grocery store of sugar and rice are sold every day by the tens and hundreds of kilograms, not like goods that are sold once or twice a year like a car or something similar, so the profits differ.
The questioner : Yes, praise be to Allah. Like this.
The Shaykh : So it does not matter to you to know if this statement is new or old.
The questioner : Yes, yes, that is the intention.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with all good, Abu 'Abd al-Rahman.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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