Do I have to renew possession of goods not required by the organisation for which I was assigned to buy?
Question
Zaid and Amr work for an organisation. Zaid, who is the head of the organisation, appoints Amr to buy certain items for the organisation. Amr buys the goods for the organisation with his own money, with the intention of claiming the money later. Before he can hand it over to Zaid, Zaid tells Amr that the organisation no longer needs the goods. Therefore Amr says that he will keep the goods for himself. Is this valid? Is there a need for Amr to hand the goods to Zaid and then take it for himself?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It would be permissible for Amr to keep the goods for himself; there is no need to renew possession of the goods.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mohammed Patel
Student Darul Iftaa
Zambia.
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] قوله فإن هلك المبيع في يد الوكيل قبل حبس المبيع من موكله هلك المبيع على الآمر، لأن الوكيل أمين فقبضه قبض الموكل ولم يسقط ثمن المبيع من الموكل لأن المبيع هلك عنده وبعد حبس المبيع من الآمر سقط الثمن، لأن الوكيل بالحبس لم يبق أمينا بل هو قابض لنفسه. تكملة عمدة الرعاية ( ص 187 / ج 2 / ايج ايم سعيد )
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- Mohammed Patel
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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