place it uppermost so that the buyer can see it and will only proceed with the purchase in full knowledge and insight.
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The report shows that it is permissible to sell merchandise that is defective or inferior provided that people see the defect, know about it, and willingly agree to buy it.
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Concerning the Prophet’s statement, “Whoever cheats is not of me,” the scholars have differed in its explanation.
• Sufyan ibn ʿUyaynah said, “We leave it without interpretation so that it will strike the hearts more forcefully and be a stronger deterrent.”
• Al-Nawawi said, “Its meaning is: he is not among those who are rightly guided, who follow my knowledge and praiseworthy way.”
• Shaykh al-Islam (Ibn Taymiyyah) held that the person is liable for the threatened punishment unless he possesses deeds that ward it off or lighten it. -
This type of sale is a form of deception that grants the purchaser the option either to keep the item or to return it to the seller and recover the price paid.
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Sadly, most of people’s dealings today are conducted in this manner; they see no harm in it and do not fear any punishment for it. As a result, rainfall has been withheld, drought has set in, and blessings have been removed.
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Cheating is forbidden in every sphere of work, craft, and transaction. It is unlawful in manufacturing, in professional occupations, in commercial dealings, in contracts, and in whatever responsibilities a person holds for the state or for the public. Cheating thus touches every activity a person undertakes: if he is sincere and fulfills what is required of him, he earns lawful provision; but if he betrays and cheats, he wrongs himself and others and consumes what is forbidden.