Likewise, if he sold it for less than its fair market value and handed it over, he is liable for the shortfall. And Allah knows best.

He was asked:

A woman granted a property to her son, who then sold it. After the sale, she granted it to a second person, and a deed was drawn up against the first stating that he had no interest in the property after having sold it. Must the first return the property to the second, or is the first transaction valid?

He answered:

If he sold it through a valid, binding sale, it ceased to belong to him, and her subsequent transfer of ownership was invalid. The property remains the buyer’s. And Allah knows best.

He was asked:

A man’s wife owned a property. Her husband stole its title deeds and sold the property; she subsequently died.

He answered:

Selling property without its owner’s permission and without lawful authority over it is a sale