Question
Is it permissible to sell an item before taking possession thereof?
Answer
In Shariah conducting a transaction before possessing the item (بيع قبل القبض) renders the transaction Faasid (corrupt/invalid) and not Jaiz (permissible) because Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam forbade us from selling item that is not in our possession.
Checked and Approved By:
Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
References
1. ومن اشترى شيئًا مما ينقل ويحول: لم يجز له بيعه حتى يقبضه لأنه نهى عن بيع ما لم يقبض، ولأن فيه غرر انفساخ العقد على اعتبار الهلاك.
(هداية ج ۳ ص ۱۱۰ بشرى)
قَالَ حَكِيمُ بْنُ حِزَامٍ ابْتَعْتُ طَعَامًا مِنْ طَعَامِ الصَّدَقَةِ فَرَبِحْتُ فِيهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَقْبِضَهُ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ” لَا تَبِعْهُ حَتَّى تَقْبِضَهُ “
(سنن النسائي باب بَيْعِ الطَّعَامِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْتَوْفَى)
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