Is it permissible to sell gold on credit or with a deferred payment, and to sell wheat and dates?
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The questioner : Hello, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy.
The questioner : By Allah, O Shaykh, he loves you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you, the One in whom He has confined us, and may He love whoever hears this.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. We have a question, may Allah keep you safe. Is it permissible to sell and buy gold on credit or with a deferred payment?
The Shaykh : It is permissible to sell gold, but the exchange of possession must take place in the meeting of the contract. It is not permissible to defer the payment, nor is it permissible to sell it without taking possession. It must be taken possession of.
The questioner : And likewise for wheat and dates, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Do you mean selling wheat for dates, or what?
The questioner : No, wheat and dates on credit or with a deferred payment.
The Shaykh : Do you mean with dirhams?
The questioner : Yes, on credit, meaning, for example, with dirhams on credit or with a deferred payment. There is no harm in using dirhams. Yes, with dirhams.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no harm in that.
The questioner : Okay, what is the difference between the two, O Shaykh, between wheat and dates and gold?
The Shaykh : The difference is that gold with dirhams is like gold with silver. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: hand to hand.
The questioner : Yes, and is hand-to-hand exchange not required for wheat and dates, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Hand-to-hand exchange is not required for wheat and dates.
The Shaykh : Do you want to sell wheat for dates, or wheat for dirhams?
The questioner : Wheat and dates for dirhams with a deferred payment.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no harm. There is no harm.
The questioner : There is no harm.
The Shaykh : The Companions used to make forward sales of fruits for one or two years, taking dirhams
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : and giving dates after one or two years. Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy.
The questioner : By Allah, O Shaykh, he loves you for the sake of Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you, the One in whom He has confined us, and may He love whoever hears this.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. We have a question, may Allah keep you safe. Is it permissible to sell and buy gold on credit or with a deferred payment?
The Shaykh : It is permissible to sell gold, but the exchange of possession must take place in the meeting of the contract. It is not permissible to defer the payment, nor is it permissible to sell it without taking possession. It must be taken possession of.
The questioner : And likewise for wheat and dates, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Do you mean selling wheat for dates, or what?
The questioner : No, wheat and dates on credit or with a deferred payment.
The Shaykh : Do you mean with dirhams?
The questioner : Yes, on credit, meaning, for example, with dirhams on credit or with a deferred payment. There is no harm in using dirhams. Yes, with dirhams.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no harm in that.
The questioner : Okay, what is the difference between the two, O Shaykh, between wheat and dates and gold?
The Shaykh : The difference is that gold with dirhams is like gold with silver. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: hand to hand.
The questioner : Yes, and is hand-to-hand exchange not required for wheat and dates, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Hand-to-hand exchange is not required for wheat and dates.
The Shaykh : Do you want to sell wheat for dates, or wheat for dirhams?
The questioner : Wheat and dates for dirhams with a deferred payment.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no harm. There is no harm.
The questioner : There is no harm.
The Shaykh : The Companions used to make forward sales of fruits for one or two years, taking dirhams
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : and giving dates after one or two years. Yes, yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1841- هل يجوز بيع الذهب بالدين والأجل والبر والتمر /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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