Swindling an Unbeliever in a Sale
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In Islam it is forbidden to trick anyone even if this person is non-Muslim or unbeliever. This applies to products prices and any type of trade.
Swindling an Unbeliever in a Sale
Similar Questions
Using tricks against an unbeliever in trade;
Cheating unbelievers in price.
The Issue
A Muslim living in a non-Muslim country may try to trick unbelievers when he sells items to them. For example, when selling a car the Muslim vendor may ask another Muslim to bid a higher price against non-Muslims, although they have no intention of buying it, to secure a better price for their fellow Muslim.
Ruling
It is not permissible for a Muslim to resort to swindling anyone, even though he may be an unbeliever. This is the ruling given by Shaikh Muhammad ibn Uthaimeen.[1]
Sources
Fatawa al-Aqaliyyat al-Muslimah, by a group of scholars.
Khalid Abd al-Qadir, Fiqh al-Aqaliyyat al-Muslimah.
references
- Ibn Uthaimeen, Fatawa al-Aqaliyyat al-Muslimah, p. 86.