Question Summary:
Cross-Retailer Return

Question Detail:

Asalama'alaikum,

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

According to our understanding, your query refers to “Cross-Retailer Return”.

Cross-retailer return is purchasing an item from a retailer (usually at a discount) and then returning the purchased item at another store, at a higher price. This practice is considered as “Return fraud”.^[1] Return fraud is the act of defrauding a retail store via the return process whereby a customer abuses a company’s return policy to obtain money/products illegally.

Shari`ah Ruling:

According to Shariah “Cross-Retailer Return” is not permissible as it is an act of deceiving which is strictly prohibited in Islam. There are stern warnings against deceiving and cheating. Consider the following hadith:

Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said:

“Whoever cheats is not from us”. ^[2]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Anas Sharieff Qasmi.

Student Darul Iftaa

Hyderabad, India.

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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^[1] Return Fraud

Fraud is hurting

^[2] - صحيح مسلم - كِتَاب الإِيمَانِ - باب قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : " من غشنا فليس منا "

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