Selling an item for more than the recommended price
Question
If any shopkeeper is taking extra charges i,e commission on the price written on company product. i.e If the rate of product is 20rs written by the company and he is receiving 30rs. Is he doing Haraam or Halaal?
Answer
He may delete the recommended price and say that this is the price.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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