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Handling charges on returned items

· 8 Jumada II 1441 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If someone buys a load of timber, and then comes back and says that the size is wrong and he needs a bigger size, can one charge a 10% handling fee on the timber returned?

Answer

Charging a handling fee on the returned item is not permissible. The handling fee which the client is charged is riba (interest).

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

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(فإن شرطا أكثر منه أو أقل فالشرط باطل ويرد مثل الثمن الأول) ... إذا ثبت هذا نقول إذا شرط الأكثر فالإقالة على الثمن الأول لتعذر الفسخ على الزيادة إذ رفع ما لم يكن ثابتا محال فيبطل الشرط لأن الإقالة لا تبطل بالشروط الفاسدة (الهداية 3/69-70)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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