A group of people deposited money with a person, and then he denied it. Is it permissible for them to resort to deception to recover their rights from him?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you. A group of people deposited money with a person. They came to ask him for this money, and he denied the money. So, they resorted to a trick to extract the money. I do not know what the ruling is?
The Shaykh : What is the trick?
The questioner : For example, they send someone to bring a device or buy him something, and they say, "We obtained this device for five hundred riyals," when in reality it is worth one hundred, or it was a gift given to them, but they gave it to him and said, "This is..." on the basis that they would take the money.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that I will give you a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1264Da'if (Darussalam) If he has denied their right and it is not possible to establish proof against him before the judge, then he will find it at a time that is more beneficial to them than this worldly life. As for deception, it is not permissible. Yes, yes. If you deceive him into making a confession, for example, by promising him that if he confesses, perhaps you will forgive him, or something similar. Do not make a definite promise; say, "Perhaps we will forgive you," or "Perhaps your affairs will become easier," or something similar. If he confesses at that time, he is bound by the right. Yes, please.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. I have a relative who had problems with his wife that reached a serious level. So, I advised him because he is my relative. He said... he told me, "Do you know the door?" Yes, I know the door. He meant that I was being expelled from the house, and we were in his father's house, not his own house.
The Shaykh : What is the trick?
The questioner : For example, they send someone to bring a device or buy him something, and they say, "We obtained this device for five hundred riyals," when in reality it is worth one hundred, or it was a gift given to them, but they gave it to him and said, "This is..." on the basis that they would take the money.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that I will give you a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He said:
Fulfill the trust for the one who entrusted you, and do not cheat the one who cheated you.
أد الأمانة إلى من ائتمنك ولا تخن من خانكThe questioner : Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. I have a relative who had problems with his wife that reached a serious level. So, I advised him because he is my relative. He said... he told me, "Do you know the door?" Yes, I know the door. He meant that I was being expelled from the house, and we were in his father's house, not his own house.