about some forms of deception in the sale of cars, such as when a car was involved in a collision and repaired, but the seller did not inform the buyer of this?
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The questioner : The cars that have been in accidents, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : I mean, if it is bodyworked, it returns to its original state; it does not need to be left without bodywork or painting.
Another questioner: It does not return to its original state.
The Shaykh : First: We prohibit this. We answer this objection sometimes by prohibition and sometimes by concession.
As for the prohibition, it is impossible for it to ever return to its original state, because the original paint is more durable than the new paint. This is one point.
And because when iron is struck, its strength is affected, because it becomes dented, and then it is hammered flat. You know that when iron is melted and then hammered, it weakens. Sometimes a strip that is two or three times this length will break. This is how armored iron, when it is dented and then restored, its strength weakens.
The questioner : I mean, he must inform him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He says to the buyer: It was in an accident.
The Shaykh : Third: Let us concede that it returns to its original state. Let us concede it. You know the prohibition, or not? That it does not return. The concession is that we concede it returns to its original state. So, if someone deals with you in this manner, do you think he deceived you, or do you not accept it?
The questioner : According to the custom among people.
The Shaykh : Do you accept it or not? I am asking you now: if I sold you a bodyworked car that had been damaged, and it appears as if it is new, do you accept it?
The questioner : I accept it, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, you do not accept it. Personally, I do not accept it. And on this basis, you must inform them.
The questioner : Its value in the eyes of people decreases.
The Shaykh : You must inform them, saying: People, this car had such and such happen to it, but I repaired it. Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : I mean, if it is bodyworked, it returns to its original state; it does not need to be left without bodywork or painting.
Another questioner: It does not return to its original state.
The Shaykh : First: We prohibit this. We answer this objection sometimes by prohibition and sometimes by concession.
As for the prohibition, it is impossible for it to ever return to its original state, because the original paint is more durable than the new paint. This is one point.
And because when iron is struck, its strength is affected, because it becomes dented, and then it is hammered flat. You know that when iron is melted and then hammered, it weakens. Sometimes a strip that is two or three times this length will break. This is how armored iron, when it is dented and then restored, its strength weakens.
The questioner : I mean, he must inform him.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He says to the buyer: It was in an accident.
The Shaykh : Third: Let us concede that it returns to its original state. Let us concede it. You know the prohibition, or not? That it does not return. The concession is that we concede it returns to its original state. So, if someone deals with you in this manner, do you think he deceived you, or do you not accept it?
The questioner : According to the custom among people.
The Shaykh : Do you accept it or not? I am asking you now: if I sold you a bodyworked car that had been damaged, and it appears as if it is new, do you accept it?
The questioner : I accept it, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, you do not accept it. Personally, I do not accept it. And on this basis, you must inform them.
The questioner : Its value in the eyes of people decreases.
The Shaykh : You must inform them, saying: People, this car had such and such happen to it, but I repaired it. Yes, yes.