Buying and Selling: Ruling on Using Replaced Furniture Purchased from Late Wife’s Belongings

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Buying and Selling: Ruling on Using Replaced Furniture Purchased from Late Wife’s Belongings

English:

Question #1529:

After the death of my wife, I sold some of the house furniture. I bought some new furniture for an amount above what I obtained from the sale. Is it permissible for me to make use of the new furniture in the house of my second wife?

Answer #1529:

The seller has no right to demand an increase over and above the agreed price. However, assuming that the interests of the seller were damaged due to a diminishing purchasing power precipitated by the delay in paying the money by the buyer, the seller can demand compensation for decrease in purchasing power of the agreed price.

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