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Fatwa #4756023 March 2021South Africa

Makro Marketplace – Third party sellers

Question

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu

Respected Mufti Saheb:

Makro has a procedure, where it allows other stores to sell their products by advertising on the 'Makro marketplace' website. The seller advertises at his own price, and Makro does not have any say withrregard to the price. Then when a customer purchases the item, makro's courier collects the item from the seller and delivers it to the customer. The customer in turn pays Makro. Then Makro takes a certain percentage of the amount received (the percentage is agreed upon between Makro and the seller) and transfers the remaining amount to the seller within 15 - 30 days.

The 'Makro marketplace' gives the just of it in the following words :

"We’re bringing together like minded Sellers, across all of our categories, to create a Marketplace with millions of additional products for customers to choose from.

The Makro Marketplace is where third party Sellers are able to list and sell new products that are not already available in a Makro store. The Seller determines the selling price and Makro facilitates the transaction between the Seller and the Makro customer. Makro.co.za simply retains a selling commission based on the selling price of the products."

Please check up the website also. In case I misunderstanding.

Is it permissible for me to do the above?

Jazakumullau Khairan

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. 

According to the information provided Makro Marketplace is merely advertising on behalf of the seller for which it charges a fee.  

Accordingly, listing and selling your items for sale in this manner will be permissible.[1] 

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best 

Usaamah Dadipatel  

Student Darul Iftaa 

Eshowe, South Africa.  

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai. 



[1]  رد المحتار على الدر المختار- ابن عابدين، محمد أمين بن عمر بن عبد العزيز عابدين الدمشقي الحنفي (المتوفى: 1252هـ)- دار الفكر-بيروت 6/42 

وفي الاشباه: استعان برجل في السوق ليبيع متاعه فطلب منه أجرا فالعبرة لعادتهم،  

رد المحتار على الدر المختار- ابن عابدين، محمد أمين بن عمر بن عبد العزيز عابدين الدمشقي الحنفي (المتوفى: 1252هـ)- دار الفكر-بيروت 6/63 

قال في التتارخانية: وفي الدلال والسمسار يجب أجر المثل، وما تواضعوا عليه أن في كل عشرة دنانير كذا فذاك حرام عليهم. وفي الحاوي: سئل محمد بن سلمة عن أجرة السمسار، فقال: أرجو أنه لا بأس به وإن كان في الأصل فاسدا لكثرة التعامل وكثير من هذا غير جائز، فجوزوه لحاجة الناس إليه كدخول الحمام وعنه قال: رأيت ابن شجاع يقاطع نساجا ينسج له ثيابا في كل سنة. 

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