What is the ruling? I bought a car, and then it became clear to me that there are no spare parts for it in Jordan. Is it permissible for me to return it due to a defect?
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The questioner : It was at the garage, and it was present with the car.
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : I mean, the owner of the car brought it to the garage with him, and I was not present. They informed me by phone that the car was fine. The garage called me to say the car was fine, and I bought it. After that conversation, one of the employees of the Chevrolet company came; the car is a Chevrolet. He asked, "Why do you have this car?" We said, "We want to buy it." He said, "This one."
The Shaykh : No, saying "this one" is incorrect.
The questioner : That we bought it.
The Shaykh : Saying "now, with the lawyer, in your religion, give us what we need to buy it" is something else.
The questioner : I was not present.
The Shaykh : And we bought something else; you bought it.
The questioner : At the garage, he said, "What do you want with this car? There are no parts for it at all in Jordan." I used to think that General Motors cars have interchangeable parts. He said, "No, this specific car, the engine it has and the transmission it has, and so on, has no parts at all. That means if something minor breaks down, you have to leave it and bring parts from America." So at that time, I was in a dilemma; I was confused about how I would get out of it, of course.
The Shaykh : Okay, that is what he is saying.
The questioner : Returning it due to a defect? This is not a defect; this is our ignorance when we inspected it, or is it not?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I am confused...
The Shaykh : No, I have not answered you yet; I am thinking about your question. If the seller knew this fact and sold it to you, then he is liable, and you return it to him due to this defect. But if he did not know, then no. Its price is your price; its price is your price.
The questioner : I am just asking... The matter ended because we asked him to release us, and the man released us and said, "I forgive you in this world and the hereafter." I just wanted to know if, when we reached this result, the steps were possible.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : I mean, the owner of the car brought it to the garage with him, and I was not present. They informed me by phone that the car was fine. The garage called me to say the car was fine, and I bought it. After that conversation, one of the employees of the Chevrolet company came; the car is a Chevrolet. He asked, "Why do you have this car?" We said, "We want to buy it." He said, "This one."
The Shaykh : No, saying "this one" is incorrect.
The questioner : That we bought it.
The Shaykh : Saying "now, with the lawyer, in your religion, give us what we need to buy it" is something else.
The questioner : I was not present.
The Shaykh : And we bought something else; you bought it.
The questioner : At the garage, he said, "What do you want with this car? There are no parts for it at all in Jordan." I used to think that General Motors cars have interchangeable parts. He said, "No, this specific car, the engine it has and the transmission it has, and so on, has no parts at all. That means if something minor breaks down, you have to leave it and bring parts from America." So at that time, I was in a dilemma; I was confused about how I would get out of it, of course.
The Shaykh : Okay, that is what he is saying.
The questioner : Returning it due to a defect? This is not a defect; this is our ignorance when we inspected it, or is it not?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I am confused...
The Shaykh : No, I have not answered you yet; I am thinking about your question. If the seller knew this fact and sold it to you, then he is liable, and you return it to him due to this defect. But if he did not know, then no. Its price is your price; its price is your price.
The questioner : I am just asking... The matter ended because we asked him to release us, and the man released us and said, "I forgive you in this world and the hereafter." I just wanted to know if, when we reached this result, the steps were possible.
The Shaykh : Yes.
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