Mr. Allama Muhammad bin Abdullah Awad Al-Muayyidi

Question: A taxi driver gathered several passengers to transport them from one town to another. Another taxi driver came and said: “Give me your passengers so I may transport them in my car for the same fare, and I will...

Question: What is your view regarding what a current tenant receives of money in exchange for vacating the premises for a new tenant—what is called “naql al-qadam” (transfer of standing)? Is it lawful for him to take it or not?

Question: If a man carries a trust to deliver it to another man, and it becomes clear to the carrier that the trust he is carrying has been sent to wage war against faith and religion, to show enmity to...

Question: A man asked another to transport crushed concrete and gravel for him, and he asked him to fix a price. He said: the price per load (truckload) is “fifteen—twenty.” He then transported what was required. At settlement, they differed:...

Question: If the pre-emptor (al-shafīʿ) delayed claiming shufʿah for several years, then later did so and alleged that he did not know the price until the time he claimed it, and he and the buyer brought the case before the...

Question: A man owns a share in a plot (jirbah). He sold his share to another man for a particular rope [a specific non-fungible item] located elsewhere. The seller’s partners in the plot then sought shufʿah. Do they have shufʿah...

Question: A man was granted a state loan. Another said, “Assign your loan to me in exchange for a sum of money.” Is this permissible or not? bearing in mind the state is lenient with long terms and may forgive...

Question: Two parties compromised over a debt of unknown amount for a known sum and mutually agreed. Later the debtor discovered the actual debt was larger than both had reckoned at the time. Must he pay the excess, or was...

Question: A creditor seeks immediate payment from a debtor who has no cash but owns goods, land, buildings, and shops. The creditor wants to compel him to sell shops to the creditor at their value against the debt. Is the...

Question: A man owed Saudi riyals and repaid in Yemeni rials in installments. Long afterward the creditor asked to settle accounts. The debtor says, “I repaid you with Yemeni currency I delivered.” What is due now?