Is it permissible for a man to sell an item for more than he paid for it, if he is not a merchant?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you. A man sells an item for more than he paid for it, and he is not a merchant. This happens frequently at...
The Shaykh : At what?
The questioner : At the workshop. The customer comes to the mechanic and wants a car part. So this mechanic buys it. He buys the part for less than the market price. He agrees with the merchant and buys it for less than the market price, then he sells it to the car owner at the market price. And here is the question: Is this permissible? I mean, is it obligatory, or is it obligatory for him to sell it at the price he bought it for?
The Shaykh : If he bought it as his agent, then the increase is not permissible. But if he bought it on the condition that he would manufacture it for him.
During study time, the time passes. Is there a solution? What do you think? Actually, students do not find time except during study time. It is difficult, or else we would not want to miss even a minute.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Not everyone who is present attended. The important thing is that half an hour passes, and that does no harm. Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Immediately after the prayer...
The Shaykh : Okay, there is no harm in lightening it a bit so that the distribution takes place starting directly from the Maghrib prayer. Okay.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Ahmad.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. He said, may Allah have mercy on him...
The Shaykh : At what?
The questioner : At the workshop. The customer comes to the mechanic and wants a car part. So this mechanic buys it. He buys the part for less than the market price. He agrees with the merchant and buys it for less than the market price, then he sells it to the car owner at the market price. And here is the question: Is this permissible? I mean, is it obligatory, or is it obligatory for him to sell it at the price he bought it for?
The Shaykh : If he bought it as his agent, then the increase is not permissible. But if he bought it on the condition that he would manufacture it for him.
During study time, the time passes. Is there a solution? What do you think? Actually, students do not find time except during study time. It is difficult, or else we would not want to miss even a minute.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Not everyone who is present attended. The important thing is that half an hour passes, and that does no harm. Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Immediately after the prayer...
The Shaykh : Okay, there is no harm in lightening it a bit so that the distribution takes place starting directly from the Maghrib prayer. Okay.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Ahmad.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. He said, may Allah have mercy on him...