A man who buys something from another, finds it too costly, returns it and gives a dirham with it

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "This is void."

Amir said: "Do not take back additional compensation along with your merchandise."

Mughirah said: I asked Ibrahim about a man: if one man buys a sheep from another, and before taking possession of the sheep he changes his mind and wishes to cancel the sale, and the seller refuses to cancel it and says, "Give me a dirham and then I will grant the cancellation," what is the ruling on this? He declared it disliked.

Ibrahim said that Alqamah sold a mount to a man. The buyer wished to return the mount and give some dirhams along with it. Alqamah said to him: "This mount is ours, so what right do we have to your dirhams?"

Al-Aswad declared it disliked for someone to return the goods and give a dirham along with them.

Jabir bin Zayd was asked about a man who bought a house or land, then wished to cancel the sale, but the seller would not agree. He then forgoes ten or twenty dirhams for the seller: how is it to do so? He said: "There is no harm in it."

Al-Sha'bi declared it disliked for someone to return an item and give a dirham along with it.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib was asked about a man who bought a camel and then regretted the transaction, so he returns the camel and gives eight dirhams along with it: how is it to do so? Sa'id said: "There is no harm in it. Usury (riba) is only in what is measured or weighed, of what is eaten and drunk."

Ibn Sirin said: Two men came to Shurayh and began talking. One of them said: "Bear witness that I have accepted my camel and thirty dirhams." Shurayh remained silent. In my view, had he disliked this matter, he would have objected.

Al-Hasan and Ibn Sirin saw no harm in this when the man finds the purchase too expensive.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: There is no harm in a man buying a camel and then returning it along with some dirhams.

Al-Hasan and Ibn Sirin said: There is no harm in a man who buys an item and then finds it too expensive returning it along with a dirham.

Ibrahim said: "When its condition has changed, there is no harm in doing so."