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Petrol attendant filling more fuel than requested

· 29 Jumada I 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I requested R300 fuel at a filling station, but the attendant filled R370 in error. Am I obligated to pay the extra R70? The manager informed me that the attendant is liable. Is this correct? What about the extra fuel in my tank?

Answer

You should ask them to drain the extra fuel from your petrol tank. If you keep the extra petrol, you should pay for it.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(ومن ابتاع صبرة طعام على أنها مائة قفيز بمائة درهم فوجدها أقل كان المشتري بالخيار إن شاء أخذ الموجود بحصته من الثمن وإن شاء فسخ البيع) لتفرق الصفقة عليه قبل التمام فلم يتم رضاه بالموجود (وإن وجدها أكثر فالزيادة للبائع) لأن البيع وقع على مقدار معين والقدر ليس بوصف (الهداية 3/22)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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