Would It Be Permissible to Return Shoes Bought from a Third Party?
Answered by Ustadh Sufyan Qufi
Question
Would it be permissible to return shoes bought from a third party to a store without a receipt for higher store credit?
Answer
There is no sale contract between you and the store. Thus, you cannot return an item to the store because returning it entails canceling a transaction that never existed.
You can return the shoes to the third party who originally bought them from the store because you and this third party have entered into a sale contract.
He will have the possibility to return the shoes to the store because of the previous sale that has taken place between them. [Lubab, Maydani]
And Allah knows best.
[Ustadh] Sufyan Qufi
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Ustadh Sufyan Qufi is an advanced seeker of knowledge, originally from Algeria, who grew up in France. He began searching for ways to learn Islam reliably and was disappointed at the answers he found locally.
Then he connected with various traditional teachers and gradually connected with SeekersGuidance. He embarked on his journey of learning through the various teachers at SeekersGuidance, including his mentor Shaykh Faraz Rabbani.
He studied numerous texts in Islamic Law, Theology, Hadith, and other areas with Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and other teachers, including Shaykh Abdurrahman al-Sha‘ar, Shaykh Ali Hani, and others.
He is an active instructor at SeekersGuidance and answers questions through the SeekersGuidance Answers Service.
