Buying and Selling: Ruling on Property Sale Obstructed by Coercion from Spouse

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Buying and Selling: Ruling on Property Sale Obstructed by Coercion from Spouse

English:

Question #1576:

A person bought some property from his married daughter. The property is at the disposal of her husband. The latter started to harass his wife and threaten her with divorce if she did not withdraw from the deal. Thus, she was unable to hand it over to her father, the buyer. Who of the two should bear the responsibility of either returning the money or handing the property over to the buyer?

Answer #1576:

The vendor herself should hand over the property or return the money to the buyer.

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