Selling by the price tag (raqm)

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Among the sales most preferred by me is the one in which the price is written and a tag attached.

Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) used to dislike putting a price tag on goods for sale, and he would say: I dislike adorning my goods with a lie.

Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man writes whatever price he wishes on his goods, then he says: I have only written this price in order to bargain with you over it. Then he sells it at a reduction: ten for nine.

Abd al-Malik bin Abi al-Qasim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Nafi' and Rabi'ah: We buy cloth, then we add something to its price, then we put the price tag on it and sell it by way of a murabahah sale, but we do not disclose the amount we added. What is the ruling on doing this? They both said: No, this is deception and lying.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no harm in your writing the price on garments, then selling them while saying: I sell to you at this price by way of a murabahah sale, without disclosing the increase.

Al-Hakam (may Allah have mercy on him) said the same, and he said: It is only like a bargaining sale (musawamah).