Is it permissible for a brother to authorize his brother to sell his car on his behalf and pay off his debt to the eldest brother, and is it permissible not to give him the remaining amount from the car’s price in exchange for his contribution to family expenses?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
There is no objection to buying the car from him, or paying off the elder brother's debt on his behalf if he authorizes you, or considering the remaining amount of the car's price as a contribution to family expenses. All of this is conditional upon mutual agreement between the two of you. If an agreement is reached, then you are a trustworthy agent and it is not permissible for you to exceed what you have been authorized to do.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/147535
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 147535
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy