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Making
a profit by selling on behalf of someone else
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Question:
A man asked another to sell something (on his behalf), and
the price of this object is for example 3 deenaars. And this
person sells it for 4 deenaars, and keeps for himself the
difference (i.e. 1 deenaar). So is this action permissible
in the Sharee'ah
or not?
Response:
The one who has been entrusted to carry out something on behalf
of another is (acting in the capacity of) a deputy of the
seller. So it is not permissible for him to increase the price
of the sale item in order to take for himself the difference
without the knowledge of the one who entrusted him to sell
the item (on his behalf). However, whenever he should mention
this to him, then there is no harm in this.
And
with Allaah lies all success and may Allaah send prayers and
salutations upon our Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) and his family and his companions.
The
Permanent Committee for Islaamic Research and Fataawa,
comprising -
Head: Shaykh
'Abdul 'Azeez ibn Abdullaah ibn Baaz;
Deputy Head: Shaykh
'Abdur-Razzaaq 'Afeefee;
Member: Shaykh
'Abdullaah ibn Ghudayyaan
Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa.imah lil-Buhooth al-'Ilmiyyah wal-Iftaa.,
- Volume 13, Page 98, Fatwa No.9303
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