The delivery of a Muslim’s goods after their purchase from a shop
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man sold on credit, giving a man money on the condition that he give him one hundred cartons of soap on such-and-such a day.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
When the due date arrived, he went to a shopkeeper and bought one hundred cartons of soap from him. The question is: does the soap have to be taken out to be delivered to the buyer, or does he just inform him of its location without requiring it to be moved, and then go and collect it himself?
The Shaykh:
If he bought it, he must move it from the seller’s place and deliver it to the owner. He must move it, because taking possession is obligatory, and taking possession is only achieved by moving it. This is the most cautious and complete course of action: to move it from the seller’s place and deliver it to the creditor.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man sold on credit, giving a man money on the condition that he give him one hundred cartons of soap on such-and-such a day.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
When the due date arrived, he went to a shopkeeper and bought one hundred cartons of soap from him. The question is: does the soap have to be taken out to be delivered to the buyer, or does he just inform him of its location without requiring it to be moved, and then go and collect it himself?
The Shaykh:
If he bought it, he must move it from the seller’s place and deliver it to the owner. He must move it, because taking possession is obligatory, and taking possession is only achieved by moving it. This is the most cautious and complete course of action: to move it from the seller’s place and deliver it to the creditor.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 056 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / البيع / بيع الأصول والثمار / صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:10:52)
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