Is it allowed to take extra down payment from customers?

· 23 Muharram 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 31180English
Finance and Commerce

Question

In our company offer is going on for cell, but we take extra downpayment from outside peaple without their knowledge. The Money we receive from is it valid? because we take full resposibilites for providing cell to them.

Please sir answer my question its very urgent.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Your question is unclear. Please kindly clarify and provide further details.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Sohail ibn Arif,
Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
Sohail ibn Arif
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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