Neco 2020 Islamic Religious Studies Question 36

Practice objective / multiple choice question 36 from the 2020 Neco Islamic Religious Studies examination.

Neco 2020 Islamic Religious Studies Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 36 NECO • 2020 • ISLAMIC_RELIGIOUS_STUDIES • objective

A merchant discovers that a batch of dates is \(0.5\) kg under the promised weight of \(5\) kg. According to Islamic ethics, what should he do to ensure honesty in the transaction?

Answer Options

A. He should add extra dates of a different variety to make up the shortfall of \(0.5\) kg, even though the weight will then be correct.
B. He may simply lower the price by a fixed amount without mentioning the missing \(0.5\) kg, as long as the buyer agrees.
C. He can claim the dates meet the promised \(5\) kg weight and sell them without any adjustment, trusting that the buyer will not notice.
Correct Answer D. He must adjust the transaction to reflect the true weight - either add the missing \(0.5\) kg or reduce the price proportionally; selling the under‑weight dates as‑is is not permissible.
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
He must adjust the transaction to reflect the true weight - either add the missing \(0.5\) kg or reduce the price proportionally; selling the under‑weight dates as‑is is not permissible.

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This is Neco 2020 Islamic Religious Studies Question 36. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Islamic Religious Studies examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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