FatwaFederal TerritoriesTransactions & Finance
AL-KAFI #1337: ADAKAH ADA HAK KHIYAR KEPADA PEMBELI YANG SENGAJA MELAMBATKAN PEMULANGAN BARANG YANG CACAT?
Does a buyer still have the right to return a defective item if he deliberately delays returning it for several months?
Short answer
A buyer may return a defective item under khiyar 'aib, but the right must be exercised as soon as the defect is noticed, according to local custom and practice.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A buyer may return a defective item under khiyar 'aib, but the right must be exercised as soon as the defect is noticed, according to local custom and practice. A long delay such as five months indicates the buyer has accepted the purchase, so the right of khiyar lapses. The right also lapses if the buyer keeps using the item while knowing it is defective and able to return it. The conditions for khiyar 'aib include that the defect can be proven to have existed already, affects the item's value and is not normally present.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tempoh masa yang lama menurut uruf dan adat menjadikan hak khiyar pembeli akan gugur.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1337: ADAKAH ADA HAK KHIYAR KEPADA PEMBELI YANG SENGAJA MELAMBATKAN PEMULANGAN BARANG YANG CACAT?”, 31 July 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3608-al-kafi-1337-adakah-ada-hak-khiyar-kepada-pembeli-yang-sengaja-melambatkan-pemulangan-barang-yang-cacat-2. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/buyer-right-return-defective-item-delay/