Major Sins # 33
Artificially Inflating Prices
This refers to the practice of artificially inflating the price with no
intention of buying, in order to deceive others, thus pushing them to add more
to the price they are offering.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
"Do not artificially inflate prices."
(Reported by al-Bukhaari, see Fath al-Baari, 10/484).
This is undoubtedly a form of deceit, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: "Double-dealing and cheating will end in Hell."
(See Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth al-Saheehah, 1057).
Many salesmen at auctions and in car salesrooms are earning unclean and haraam
income because of the many haraam things that they do, such as conspiring to
artificially inflate prices and deceive purchasers, or to lower the price of
one of their products, or conversely pretending to be customers and raising the
prices at auctions to deceive and cheat.
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