Fatwa #1730111 November 2008South Africa
Swiping card at the petrol station
Question
I Own a Car wash wich is on the property of petrol station,at times my customers wash there cars and pay me via a garage card,I charge them a surcharge on the amount due to the bank charge on the swipe eg wash R40 swipe R45 .The card get's swiped at the petrol station terminal and I Recive R40 cash from the Garage owner he recives R45 in his bank account,not sure what the actual bank charge is it might be less than the surcharge.Need To now if this transaction is ok for me and the garage owner who is a muslim friend
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
Before we respond to your query, kindly let us know if clients swipe their garage or Auto cards, do they get charged interest from the time of transaction until settlement of the account?
And Allah knows best
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai