There are some shops that change car oil and offer that whoever changes the oil with them four times gets the oil changed for free once. What is the ruling on that?
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The Shaykh : Did you take the question?
The questioner : No, I did not take it, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : Shaykh, some workshops change the oil, and if you change it four times, they give you, for example, one free change or a free car wash.
The Shaykh : The fifth time.
The questioner : Yes, the fifth time.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : And their intention, Shaykh, is to go for that purpose.
The Shaykh : As long as the one who says: "If you fill up with gasoline from me, and the amount is so much and so much, or if you take from me two jerrycans of oil worth so much and so much, then I will fill you up for free," there is nothing wrong with that, provided this man does not increase the price, meaning: his price is like that of others, then there is no harm.
The questioner : Is that the intention, Shaykh, meaning that a person goes for this purpose?
The Shaykh : There is no harm. Everyone desires good. And we will give you a rule: it is that if a person is either safe or gaining, there is no harm.
And this man now, is he safe or not gaining? Rather, he is gaining; he knows that he will gain if he fills up five times or four times, so the extra will be free.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. For example, a person has a debt...
The Shaykh : What does he have?
The questioner : He has a debt, and for example... he cannot pay off the debt, and so on. He means, for example, installments, for example, he pays this month and performs Hajj, for example, in the month of Dhul-Hijjah. Is that permissible or not?
The Shaykh : I did not understand your question.
The questioner : No, I did not take it, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : Shaykh, some workshops change the oil, and if you change it four times, they give you, for example, one free change or a free car wash.
The Shaykh : The fifth time.
The questioner : Yes, the fifth time.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : And their intention, Shaykh, is to go for that purpose.
The Shaykh : As long as the one who says: "If you fill up with gasoline from me, and the amount is so much and so much, or if you take from me two jerrycans of oil worth so much and so much, then I will fill you up for free," there is nothing wrong with that, provided this man does not increase the price, meaning: his price is like that of others, then there is no harm.
The questioner : Is that the intention, Shaykh, meaning that a person goes for this purpose?
The Shaykh : There is no harm. Everyone desires good. And we will give you a rule: it is that if a person is either safe or gaining, there is no harm.
And this man now, is he safe or not gaining? Rather, he is gaining; he knows that he will gain if he fills up five times or four times, so the extra will be free.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. For example, a person has a debt...
The Shaykh : What does he have?
The questioner : He has a debt, and for example... he cannot pay off the debt, and so on. He means, for example, installments, for example, he pays this month and performs Hajj, for example, in the month of Dhul-Hijjah. Is that permissible or not?
The Shaykh : I did not understand your question.