What is the ruling on one who sells sheep and goats at exorbitant prices?
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The questioner : There are people now who buy and sell goats at prices where some buy and sell goats at exorbitant prices.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Those who buy and sell goats at exorbitant prices, for example, for five thousand riyals, ten thousand, one million, and five hundred thousand riyals, and there is the word of Allah in the verse[An-Nisa 4:5].
The Shaykh :[An-Nisa 4:5] .
The questioner : Yes, so what is your opinion?
The Shaykh : My brother, this is a problem for us, truly a problem, because they are making this a paper profit, as these goats or sheep do not equal this value. What is in them? Is their meat a cure for every disease? Or is their milk a cure for every disease? But this is just manipulation of profits. And truly, I wish that the responsible authorities would intervene in this matter, because perhaps the poor man buys this sheep, for example, let us say: it is not a million, I do not think it reaches a million, does it reach a million? They say: if you cut off its ears, it becomes more expensive, and perhaps if you cut off its hands and legs, it becomes even more expensive. Yes, in any case, this poor man may spend a million on it, and a calamity may befall it and destroy it in one night, yes, or an enemy of his may come and kill it without him noticing. So I wish that the responsible authorities would intervene in this matter to prevent this manipulation of people's money, yes.
The questioner : May the honor of the Shaykh, it was reported from the Messenger, may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him,
The Shaykh : (peace and blessings be upon him)
The questioner : that but the question is: some people.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Those who buy and sell goats at exorbitant prices, for example, for five thousand riyals, ten thousand, one million, and five hundred thousand riyals, and there is the word of Allah in the verse
And do not give the weak-minded your property
وَلا تُؤْتُوا السُّفَهَاءَ أَمْوَالَكُمُThe Shaykh :
And do not give the weak-minded your property, which Allah has made a means of sustenance for you
وَلا تُؤْتُوا السُّفَهَاءَ أَمْوَالَكُمُ الَّتِي جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ قِيَاماًThe questioner : Yes, so what is your opinion?
The Shaykh : My brother, this is a problem for us, truly a problem, because they are making this a paper profit, as these goats or sheep do not equal this value. What is in them? Is their meat a cure for every disease? Or is their milk a cure for every disease? But this is just manipulation of profits. And truly, I wish that the responsible authorities would intervene in this matter, because perhaps the poor man buys this sheep, for example, let us say: it is not a million, I do not think it reaches a million, does it reach a million? They say: if you cut off its ears, it becomes more expensive, and perhaps if you cut off its hands and legs, it becomes even more expensive. Yes, in any case, this poor man may spend a million on it, and a calamity may befall it and destroy it in one night, yes, or an enemy of his may come and kill it without him noticing. So I wish that the responsible authorities would intervene in this matter to prevent this manipulation of people's money, yes.
The questioner : May the honor of the Shaykh, it was reported from the Messenger, may Allah's prayer and peace be upon him,
The Shaykh : (peace and blessings be upon him)
The questioner : that