FatwaFederal TerritoriesTransactions & Finance
BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-111 : FENOMENA ULAT TIKET DI STADIUM : SATU PANDANGAN
What is the ruling on ticket touts who buy tickets and resell them at many times the original price?
Short answer
Ticket touts are those who buy tickets at legitimate counters during high demand and resell them at much higher prices.
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
- Bayan Linnas
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Ticket touts are those who buy tickets at legitimate counters during high demand and resell them at much higher prices. This Bayan Linnas views the phenomenon as close in meaning to al-ghabn al-fahisy and ihtikar, which many scholars prohibit. It holds that the option of cancellation for price manipulation (khiyar al-ghabn) applies as the stronger view. The established Shafi'i view limits ihtikar to staple goods, but Sheikh Muhammad al-Zuhaili argues that today it can harm people across many types of goods.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Ihtikar ini sering diterjemah sebagai monopoli dan hukumnya adalah haram.
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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. “BAYAN LINNAS SIRI KE-111 : FENOMENA ULAT TIKET DI STADIUM : SATU PANDANGAN”, 5 September 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/bayan-linnas/677-bayan-linnas-siri-ke-111-fenomena-ulat-tiket-di-stadium-satu-pandangan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-ticket-touts-reselling-tickets/