Buying and Selling: Ruling on Rescinding a Contract Due to Unmet Purpose of Sale

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Buying and Selling: Ruling on Rescinding a Contract Due to Unmet Purpose of Sale

English:

Question #1555:

Is it permissible for either party of the contract to rescind it under the pretext that his purpose of the sale has not been served?

Answer #1555:

Non-materialisation of the intents and purposes does not necessarily and lawfully lead to the revocation of the contract unless it is provided for in the contract itself or its conclusion was based on such a purpose.

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