The Permissibility Of Blending Different Qualities Of Tea

Fatwa ID: 09114

 

 

Answered by Muftiyah Maryam Badshah

 

Question: 

 

Assalamu Alaikum,

 

My question is that if a person runs a tea business and, in order to create a special and unique taste, as well as to reduce cost, mixes different qualities of tea (which differ in price from one another) using a certain formula—this process is known as blending—then according to Shariah, is this permissible and acceptable or not?

 

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

Answer:

 

Islamic business ethics require a trader to be transparent, honest and accurate in regards to the nature of what they sell, and to not mislead their customers when they purchase a product. It should be made clear to the customer exactly what they are purchasing, including details such as the ingredients of the product, the amount, etc. It is not permissible for a seller to hide defects or components of what they are selling, as this would constitute both deception and gharar (uncertainty). If a customer is happy to purchase the blend of tea at the price you offer, after having access to the ingredient list, then the transaction will be valid, since the customer will be aware of what they were purchasing.

 

 

Only Allah ﷻ knows best.

Written by Muftiyah Maryam Badshah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

 

 

References:

 

وَأَمَّا شَرَائِطُ الصِّحَّةِ فَمِنْهَا رِضَا الْمُتَعَاقِدِينَ. وَمِنْهَا أَنْ يَكُونَ الْمَعْقُودُ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ الْمَنْفَعَةُ مَعْلُومًا عِلْمًا يَمْنَعُ الْمُنَازَعَةَ فَإِنْ كَانَ مَجْهُولًا جَهَالَةً مُفْضِيَةً إلَى الْمُنَازَعَةِ يَمْنَعُ صِحَّةَ الْعَقْدِ وَإِلَّا فَلَا. وَمِنْهَا بَيَانُ مَحَلِّ الْمَنْفَعَةِ حَتَّى لَوْ قَالَ: آجَرْتُكَ إحْدَى هَاتَيْنِ الدَّارَيْنِ أَوْ أَحَدَ هَذَيْنِ الْعَبْدَيْنِ، أَوْ: اسْتَأْجَرْتُ أَحَدَ هَذَيْنِ الصَّانِعَيْنِ لَمْ يَصِحَّ الْعَقْدُ. وَمِنْهَا بَيَانُ الْمُدَّةِ فِي الدُّورِ وَالْمَنَازِلِ وَالْحَوَانِيتِ وَفِي اسْتِئْجَارِ الظِّئْرِ…

Al-Fatāwa al-Hindiyyah (Vol.4, pg.411, Dār Al-Fiqr)

 

(وَيُفْتَى بِالرَّدِّ) رِفْقًا بِالنَّاسِ وَعَلَيْهِ أَكْثَرُ رِوَايَاتِ الْمُضَارَبَةِ وَبِهِ يُفْتَى ثُمَّ رُقِمَ وَقَالَ (إنْ غَرَّهُ) أَيْ غَرَّ الْمُشْتَرِي الْبَائِعَ أَوْ بِالْعَكْسِ أَوْ غَرَّهُ الدَّلَّالُ فَلَهُ الرَّدُّ (وَإِلَّا لَا)

Raddul Muhtār (Vol.5, pg.143, Dār Al-Fiqr)

 

(وَجْهُ) قَوْلِ أَبِي يُوسُفَ: أَنَّ أُمُورَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ مَحْمُولَةٌ عَلَى الصَّلَاحِ وَالسَّدَادِ مَا أَمْكَنَ وَذَلِكَ فِي تَحْكِيمِ الثَّمَنِ عَلَى مَا مَرَّ وَاَللَّهُ – تَعَالَى – أَعْلَمُ

Badā’i’ Al-Ṣanā’i’ (Vol.6, pg.30-1, Dār Al-Kutub Al-’Ilmiyyah)

 

أَمَّا تَعْرِيفُهُ فَمُبَادَلَةُ الْمَالِ بِالْمَالِ بِالتَّرَاضِي كَذَا فِي الْكَافِي وَأَمَّا رُكْنُهُ فَنَوْعَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا الْإِيجَابُ وَالْقَبُولُ وَالثَّانِي التَّعَاطِي وَهُوَ الْأَخْذُ وَالْإِعْطَاءُ كَذَا فِي مُحِيطِ السَّرَخْسِيِّ وَأَمَّا شَرْطُهُ فَأَنْوَاعٌ أَرْبَعَةٌ شَرْطُ الِانْعِقَادِ وَشَرْطُ النَّفَاذِ وَشَرْطُ الصِّحَّةِ وَشَرْطُ اللُّزُومِ…

…وَمِنْهَا فِي الْبَدَلَيْنِ وَهُوَ قِيَامُ الْمَالِيَّةِ حَتَّى لَا يَنْعَقِدَ مَتَى عَدِمَتْ الْمَالِيَّةُ هَكَذَا فِي مُحِيطِ السَّرَخْسِيِّ وَمِنْهَا فِي الْمَبِيعِ وَهُوَ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَوْجُودًا فَلَا يَنْعَقِدُ بَيْعُ الْمَعْدُومِ … وَأَنْ يَكُونَ مَمْلُوكًا فِي نَفْسِهِ وَأَنْ يَكُونَ مِلْكَ الْبَائِعِ فِيمَا يَبِيعُهُ لِنَفْسِهِ… وَأَنْ يَكُونَ مَالًا مُتَقَوِّمًا شَرْعًا مَقْدُورَ التَّسْلِيمِ فِي الْحَالِ أَوْ فِي تَالِي الْحَالِ كَذَا فِي فَتْحِ الْقَدِيرِ وَمِنْهَا سَمَاعُ الْمُتَعَاقِدَيْنِ كَلَامَهُمَا وَهُوَ شَرْطُ انْعِقَادِ الْبَيْعِ بِالْإِجْمَاعِ… وَمِنْهَا فِي الْمَكَانِ وَهُوَ اتِّحَادُ الْمَجْلِسِ بِأَنْ كَانَ الْإِيجَابُ وَالْقَبُولُ فِي مَجْلِسٍ وَاحِدٍ فَإِنْ اخْتَلَفَ لَا يَنْعَقِدُ…

Al-Fatāwa al-Hindiyyah (Vol.3, pg.2-3, Dār Al-Fiqr)

 

 

 

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