Question Summary:
Using umrah fees for investing

Question Detail:

Assalamualaikum,
 
One our a travel agent in our  city is only charging Rs 25000 for umrah. However, others are charging Rs 65000..When I enquired why the amt is so less as compare to other travel agent, he said that he uses his customers money as an invesment in property and currency and then he gets the profit which he uses to make umran for his customer..Please advice is it permissible?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
 
Does the agent inform his customer of investing the monies? What if the investment is not successful? Will the customer have a claim against the agent and will this lead to a dispute? [1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Syed Haneef
Student Darul Iftaa
New York, USA  
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.