As a Taxi Driver, Can I Keep a Cancellation Fee If the Customer Canceled Before I Did?

Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch

Question

As a taxi driver, can I keep a cancellation fee if the customer canceled before I did, knowing he would be charged?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

Yes, it is permissible for you to keep the cancellation fee, as the customer canceled knowing that he/she would be charged a fee.

The fact that you, too, were about to cancel has no bearing on this ruling.

Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies at Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen.

There, he completed the memorization of the Quran and his study of Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study, he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, Shaykh ‘Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others.

Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.