Making profit without my customers knowing - Is this permissible?

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I do business, and I sell products such as, t-shirts, shoes, and electronics. I had a person who purchases things related to electronic from me the other day and requested me(as a favour) to order a phone from online(as he is aware, I can get good deals from online).

I thought about making business as many people do this on a regular basis. Will it be permissible for me to sell this item he is requesting for a higher price and he is completely unaware? Like a phone that is being sold for 120 dollars online, I will be selling it for 150. As a matter a fact, this is still a good price for the costumers as that phone in a regular phone shop will be 200 dollars.

will this be a halal transaction? Jazakallah

Akhyar Uddin · Accepted Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
As-salaamu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullaahi wa-barakaatuh

Sharīah emphasizes on making our dealings clear.

In the enquired situation, your friend has requested you to order a phone as a favor and not as a business. If you do not wish to do him a favor and wish to do business with him, you should state that to him and clarify your position. [1] [2] If he is agreeable that you buy the order and sell it to him as a profit, then only it will be permissible for you to sell the phone.[3]

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best.

Akhyar Uddin

Student, Darul Iftaa

Buffalo, New York, USA

Checked and Approved by

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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