Handling charges on returned items

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2020-02-02 16:08

Q: 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?

A: 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.

(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:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

Category:

Business and Dealings›Trade›Refunds

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