Buying and Selling: Discovering a Defect After the Transaction but Before Handover

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani

Ruling 2141

If a defect is discovered in an item after the transaction but before it is handed over, the buyer can annul the transaction. Also, if a defect is discovered in the payment of exchange for the item after the transaction but before it is handed over, the seller can annul the transaction. And if they wish to take the difference in price, this is permitted if returning the item is not possible.

-Ayatullah Sistani, Practical Laws of Islam, Buying and Selling