Buying and Selling: Ruling on Partial Revocation of a Sale After Claiming Unfairness

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Buying and Selling: Ruling on Partial Revocation of a Sale After Claiming Unfairness

English:

Question #1550:

I sold some property to a person. After I received the sale price and he took possession of the property, he claimed that he was unfairly treated and subsequently revoked the agreement. However, he refused to vacate the property and get his money back. Two years later, he claimed that he revoked the agreement insofar as half of the property is concerned, and demanded that I return half of the money to him. Is it permissible for him to own half of the property after he had revoked the entire sale due to unfairness?

Answer #1550:

The party, who claims to be unfairly treated, has the right to revoke the sale of the entire property and retrieve his money provided that such unfairness is proved. He has no right to revoke the sale in part. Nor has he the right to demand extra payment.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Buying and Selling