What is the ruling on exchanging a travel ticket for another, knowing that the difference between them is ten riyals?
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The questioner : What is the legal ruling, in your opinion, for one who wants to exchange discounted tickets worth one hundred and fifty-five riyals for a discounted ticket worth one hundred and forty-five riyals, with a difference of ten riyals between them, and the office will not return the balance to him, saying that the system does not refund the remainder, knowing that I am compelled to do this? And is this considered riba?
The Shaykh : I did not understand anything. Is the questioner present? This statement needs explanation. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : He takes it from him, or from the office.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : That is, he bought a ticket for half the amount, he bought 150 or more depending on the value, he bought a ticket for half the amount... then he changed his mind about the trip and returned the ticket to the office, and the office takes from him... for that?
Do they deduct from him?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : In any case, as long as the office sees this and knows about it, how can they take something from him without compensation?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : A telephone is needed. May Allah reward you.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Fine, there is no harm in that, as long as the system... is like this, there is no blame on him.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, it is not riba. This is clear, just as they said, cutting the ticket and writing it.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: And its delay.
The Shaykh : In any case, as long as this is the system, I do not see anything wrong with it...
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Look, brothers, I do not allow this to be recorded.
The Shaykh : I did not understand anything. Is the questioner present? This statement needs explanation. Yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : He takes it from him, or from the office.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : That is, he bought a ticket for half the amount, he bought 150 or more depending on the value, he bought a ticket for half the amount... then he changed his mind about the trip and returned the ticket to the office, and the office takes from him... for that?
Do they deduct from him?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : In any case, as long as the office sees this and knows about it, how can they take something from him without compensation?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : A telephone is needed. May Allah reward you.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Fine, there is no harm in that, as long as the system... is like this, there is no blame on him.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : No, it is not riba. This is clear, just as they said, cutting the ticket and writing it.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: And its delay.
The Shaykh : In any case, as long as this is the system, I do not see anything wrong with it...
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Look, brothers, I do not allow this to be recorded.