What is the ruling on a man purchasing goods from a country other than his own on credit, and the time of repayment coincides with a change in their price?
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The questioner : Our esteemed Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I work on the Iraq line; I work as a driver.
The Shaykh: Yes
The questioner : And sometimes, my Shaykh, I buy, I mean, items from Iraq.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you
The questioner : May Allah bless you. I don't have cash with me, for example, I buy clothes or a specific item without carrying cash. I have friends there, and I buy goods from them on the basis that I will pay them money on the next trip. So, my Shaykh, when I return the second time, the price of the items has changed. For example, this time I order it for ten, but when I return the second time, it might be nine. So, my Shaykh, what is the situation regarding this case?
The Shaykh : First, we advise you not to buy the goods present in Iraq.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because there is a doubt that they are stolen goods from Kuwait.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : During Saddam's attack on it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the first point.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And second, if you buy goods and it is most likely in your mind that they are local goods.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And not stolen.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then there is no harm in buying on credit.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then, when the time of repayment comes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the change in the value of the Iraqi dinar is to the seller's benefit, pay it and do not argue with him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if it is, I mean, not to his benefit.
The questioner : But to my benefit.
The Shaykh : Then pay him the difference.
The questioner : I pay him the difference.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It is not clear to you.
The questioner : Excuse me, I do not mean that I am against it.
The Shaykh : By Allah, why did you stop and fall silent?
The questioner : People are greatly mistaken in this matter.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : This matter.
The Shaykh : Ah
The questioner : People are greatly mistaken in it, and therefore.
The Shaykh : And therefore, you need to save yourself.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As long as you are drowning in this drowning, you must clear your situation in this way so that your conscience is cleared.
The questioner : I mean, my Shaykh, are we eating haram in this case?
The Shaykh : Yes, because you are contradicting the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh :[Hud 11:85]
The questioner : Yes, by Allah, my Shaykh, truly this matter is what has been troubling me.
The Shaykh : Is there a request now? Perhaps you are satisfied?
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you
The questioner : And upon you be peace and the mercy and blessings of Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I work on the Iraq line; I work as a driver.
The Shaykh: Yes
The questioner : And sometimes, my Shaykh, I buy, I mean, items from Iraq.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you
The questioner : May Allah bless you. I don't have cash with me, for example, I buy clothes or a specific item without carrying cash. I have friends there, and I buy goods from them on the basis that I will pay them money on the next trip. So, my Shaykh, when I return the second time, the price of the items has changed. For example, this time I order it for ten, but when I return the second time, it might be nine. So, my Shaykh, what is the situation regarding this case?
The Shaykh : First, we advise you not to buy the goods present in Iraq.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because there is a doubt that they are stolen goods from Kuwait.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : During Saddam's attack on it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the first point.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And second, if you buy goods and it is most likely in your mind that they are local goods.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And not stolen.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then there is no harm in buying on credit.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then, when the time of repayment comes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the change in the value of the Iraqi dinar is to the seller's benefit, pay it and do not argue with him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if it is, I mean, not to his benefit.
The questioner : But to my benefit.
The Shaykh : Then pay him the difference.
The questioner : I pay him the difference.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It is not clear to you.
The questioner : Excuse me, I do not mean that I am against it.
The Shaykh : By Allah, why did you stop and fall silent?
The questioner : People are greatly mistaken in this matter.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : This matter.
The Shaykh : Ah
The questioner : People are greatly mistaken in it, and therefore.
The Shaykh : And therefore, you need to save yourself.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As long as you are drowning in this drowning, you must clear your situation in this way so that your conscience is cleared.
The questioner : I mean, my Shaykh, are we eating haram in this case?
The Shaykh : Yes, because you are contradicting the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh :
do not deprive the people of their due and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.
و لا تبخسوا الناس أشياءهم و لا تعثوا في الأرض مفسدينThe questioner : Yes, by Allah, my Shaykh, truly this matter is what has been troubling me.
The Shaykh : Is there a request now? Perhaps you are satisfied?
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you
The questioner : And upon you be peace and the mercy and blessings of Allah.
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