The seller who swears to the customer, "Believe me, this is the last one," is this sale valid?
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The questioner : The seller who swears to the customer, for example, "Believe me, this is the last one," is this valid, so that Allah does not make him a target for frequent oaths in trade?
The Shaykh : If he says, "Believe me," this is not an oath, but rather a request for the buyer or the seller to believe him. However, if he says, "By Allah, I bought it for such-and-such," or "By Allah, I sold it for such-and-such," and he is lying, then this is the one who bought with the covenant of Allah and His oath for a small price.
And the one who sells his goods with a false oath is one of the three whom Allah will not look at on the Day of Resurrection, nor purify them, and for them is a painful punishment, as Muslim narrated from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2208Sahih (Darussalam) Abu Dharr said: Who are they, O Messenger of Allah, who have failed and lost? He said: Sahih Muslim 106a.
And with this, if we say that his saying "Believe me" is not an oath, it is not permissible for him to inform the buyer of a false report, whether he informs him of a characteristic of the goods and is lying, or informs him that he bought it for such-and-such and is lying, or informs him that it was sold for such-and-such and is lying. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sahih Muslim 1532a.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : If he says, "Believe me," this is not an oath, but rather a request for the buyer or the seller to believe him. However, if he says, "By Allah, I bought it for such-and-such," or "By Allah, I sold it for such-and-such," and he is lying, then this is the one who bought with the covenant of Allah and His oath for a small price.
And the one who sells his goods with a false oath is one of the three whom Allah will not look at on the Day of Resurrection, nor purify them, and for them is a painful punishment, as Muslim narrated from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
There are three to whom Allah will not speak on the Day of Resurrection nor will He look at them or purify them, and theirs will be a painful torment.
ثلاثة لا يكلمهم الله يوم القيامة ولا ينظر إليهم ولا يزكيهم ولهم عذاب أليمthe dragger of lower garment, the recounter of obligation the seller of goods by false oath.
المسبل والمنان والمنفق سلعته بالحلف الكاذبAnd with this, if we say that his saying "Believe me" is not an oath, it is not permissible for him to inform the buyer of a false report, whether he informs him of a characteristic of the goods and is lying, or informs him that he bought it for such-and-such and is lying, or informs him that it was sold for such-and-such and is lying. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
Both parties in a business transaction have the right to annul it so long as they have not separated; and if they speak the truth and make everything clear they will be blessed in their transaction; but if they tell a lie and conceal anything the blessing on their transaction will be blotted out.
البيعان بالخيار فإن صدقا وبينا بورك لهما في بيعهما، وإن كذبا وكتما محقت بركة بيعهماThe questioner : May Allah bless you.