A man tasked me with selling him a piece of land, meaning to act as his broker. After I found him a buyer following a year of searching, the seller backed out. What is the ruling on my efforts?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The second question: A man tasked me with selling him a piece of land.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We brought several prospective buyers to view it, for about a year we were bringing buyers to see it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the end, one of them came and said, "I want to buy this piece of land, at the same price its owner set."
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : And when, after all these efforts, things were settled and we took one thousand dinars from this man to give to the seller, the seller came and said, "I have cancelled it, because by Allah my son wants to take the piece of land." Do we have the right, according to the Shari'ah, to demand our fees?
The Shaykh : You are a broker, for example?
The questioner : Yes, ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The broker, according to the Shaykh, was given a piece of land.
The Shaykh : I understood, I understood, there is no need to repeat it.
The questioner : Ah, meaning, does the broker...
The Shaykh : You have no right to demand compensation for your efforts except from the one who backed out.
The questioner : I didn't understand.
The Shaykh : The one who backed out, the one who backed out, is either the seller or the buyer.
The questioner : Meaning, the one who backed out...
The Shaykh : From the one who backed out, you demand your fees.
The questioner : Okay, and, he didn't waste on the, on you, something from the other side as well.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you.
The questioner : And you knew... .
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you, I know you like a bird.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : I am telling you.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The one who backs out is the cause of the loss of the broker's, the intermediary's, effort.
The questioner : Yes, so that is it.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : The third question, glory be to Allah, I forgot it, by Allah.
The Shaykh :[Al-Kahf 18:63] Perhaps you will remember it, perhaps you will remember it, if Allah wills.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, if I remember it, I will call you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Remember your Lord when you forget.
The questioner : Allah alone, there is no partner for Him, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs the praise, He gives life and death, and He is over all things competent.
The Shaykh : (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The questioner : Glory be to Allah, by Allah it has gone from my mind.
The Shaykh : Okay, its good is in its replacement.
The questioner : I ask you... .
The Shaykh : Its good is in its replacement.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
Eid: My Shaykh, I have an inquiry regarding his statement that he exerts effort in obtaining these stamps, and I say, my Shaykh, no effort... in a subscription, just as a person buys any commodity from the grocery store, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, this statement is not correct.
The questioner : The second question: A man tasked me with selling him a piece of land.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We brought several prospective buyers to view it, for about a year we were bringing buyers to see it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In the end, one of them came and said, "I want to buy this piece of land, at the same price its owner set."
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : And when, after all these efforts, things were settled and we took one thousand dinars from this man to give to the seller, the seller came and said, "I have cancelled it, because by Allah my son wants to take the piece of land." Do we have the right, according to the Shari'ah, to demand our fees?
The Shaykh : You are a broker, for example?
The questioner : Yes, ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The broker, according to the Shaykh, was given a piece of land.
The Shaykh : I understood, I understood, there is no need to repeat it.
The questioner : Ah, meaning, does the broker...
The Shaykh : You have no right to demand compensation for your efforts except from the one who backed out.
The questioner : I didn't understand.
The Shaykh : The one who backed out, the one who backed out, is either the seller or the buyer.
The questioner : Meaning, the one who backed out...
The Shaykh : From the one who backed out, you demand your fees.
The questioner : Okay, and, he didn't waste on the, on you, something from the other side as well.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you.
The questioner : And you knew... .
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you, I know you like a bird.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : I am telling you.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The one who backs out is the cause of the loss of the broker's, the intermediary's, effort.
The questioner : Yes, so that is it.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : The third question, glory be to Allah, I forgot it, by Allah.
The Shaykh :
And none made me forget it except Satan - that I should mention it
وما أنسانيه إلا الشيطان أن أذكرهThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good, if I remember it, I will call you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Remember your Lord when you forget.
The questioner : Allah alone, there is no partner for Him, to Him belongs the dominion and to Him belongs the praise, He gives life and death, and He is over all things competent.
The Shaykh : (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The questioner : Glory be to Allah, by Allah it has gone from my mind.
The Shaykh : Okay, its good is in its replacement.
The questioner : I ask you... .
The Shaykh : Its good is in its replacement.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
Eid: My Shaykh, I have an inquiry regarding his statement that he exerts effort in obtaining these stamps, and I say, my Shaykh, no effort... in a subscription, just as a person buys any commodity from the grocery store, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, this statement is not correct.