Question: 

Khalid, Yusuf & Ismail are first cousins and now are co-owners of a piece of land. All 3 decide to sell the land as the piece of land has a very significant value. All 3 are free to talk to the buyers and bring a suitable offer. Offers will be accepted if the price is suitable.

1) Yusuf finds a buyer; He negotiates with the buyer a price of $330,000.

He informs his partners (Khalid and Ismail) that a buyer is willing to buy and is offering $300,000.

The partners agree and sell the land for $300,000, All 3 of them 'clock' a $100,000 each.

& Yusuf makes an extra amount of $30,000, The partners are not aware of this nor allowed Yusuf to make an extra amount on the sale of the land.

a) In Islam, is it permissible to do what Yusuf has done?

b) Is Yusuf's extra amount halal?

Answer: 

Islam does not permit one to cheat or to deceive others in any issue.i Islam teaches us that one must always be truthful in his business dealings and never cheat or deceive. Keeping in mind that we are Muslims before we are traders, it does not behove us to behave in this manner. Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has given glad tidings for a truthful business man.

عنِ اَلنََّ ب صلَّى اَللََُّّ عل يْهِ و سلَّ م، قَ ا ل: اَلتَّاجِرُ اَلصَّدُوقُ اَلأ مِينُ م ع اَلنَّبِي ين، وال ص دِيقِ ين، وال شَ ه داءِ. ه ذا حدِيثٌ ح سنٌَ

"The truthful, trustworthy merchant will be with the Prophets, the truthful, and the martyrs (on the day of judgement)." (Jami’ut Tirmidhi No.1209)

» التَّاجِرُ اَلْأ مِينُ اَلصَّدُوقُ اَلْمُسْلِمُ م ع اَل ش ه داءِ يَ وْ م اَلْقِي ا مةَِ «َ : ق ا ل رسُولُ اَللََِّّ صلَّى اَللهُ عَ ل يْهِ و سلَّ م

'The trustworthy, honest Muslim merchant will be with the martyrs on the Day of Resurrection." (Sunan Ibn Majah no. 2139)

Coming to your query, it is impermissible for Yusuf to cheat in this manner. The extra amount that he got is not Halaal for him.ii The correct thing to do is that he must distribute the extra amount of money between themselves according to their ownership in the property for it to be Halaal. iii

AND ALLAH TA'AALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST

ANSWERED BY: Zubair Ahmed 

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY: Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B. 

Islamic Date:15 ذو القعدة 1441 

English Date: 7 July 2020

i » منْ حَ ل عل يْن ا اَل س لا ح فَ ل يْ س مَِنَّا، و منْ غَ شَّن ا فَ ل يْ س مَِنَّا « ） صَحيح مَسلم جََ 1 صََ 99 دَار إَحياء اَلتراثَ （

ii عنْ يَ هِ هَُ ريْ ر ،َ يَ رسُو ل اَللهِ صَلى اَلله عَليه وَسلم قَ ا ل :َ منْ كا يْ عَِنْ دتُ م ل مةٌ لَأ يهِ فَ لْي ت حلََّلْهُ مَِنْ ها ،َ فَ هُ لَ يْ س اَّ دَِين ارٌ ،َ وم دَِرْ همٌ مَِنْ قَ بْلِ يَ يُؤْ ذ لَأ يهِ مَِنْ ح سن اتِهِ فَ لَْ يَ كُنْ لَ هُ ح سن اتٌ يَُ ذ مَِنْ سي ئ اتِ يَ يهِ فَ طُرِ حيْ عل يْه. ） اَلصحيح اَلبخاري جََ 8 صََ 138 دَار اَلشعبَ （

iii )الْ مادَََُّ 97 ( :َ مَ و لَُُِأ ح د يَ ذ ما ل يَ ح د بَِ لا سب ب رْعِ )َ جَللة اَلأحكام اَلعدلية صََ ٢7 )َ إمَّا مَُ فا و ضةٌ( مَِنْ اَلتَّفْوِيضِ، بَِِ عْ نَ اَلْمُ سا وا فََِِِكَُ ل ء )َإ تَُْ ضمَّن يْ و كال ةً و ك فال ةً( لَِصِحََّةِ اَلْ و كال ةِ لَِِْ مجْهُولَِ ضَِمْنًا م قَ صْدًا )َ وت سا و يَ مامً( تَ صِ ح بَِهِ اَلشَّرِ كةُ، و ك ذا رَِبًْْاََ ك ما حقَّ قهُ اَلْ وانِ )رد اَلمحتار جََ ٤ صََ 3٠٦ دَار اَلفكر(