The ruling on selling a government grant before receiving it
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh. A man was granted a grant by the state, and a person wants to take it from him by paying a sum of money, knowing that this grant is still just papers, but it has been issued in his name.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
A man was granted a grant by the state.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
A person wants to take it by paying a sum of money, knowing that this grant is still just papers, but it has been issued in his name, so I ask for clarification of the ruling on this.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to sell it until he receives and takes possession of it. The papers are not sufficient; rather, he must wait until he takes possession of it and stands on it and its boundaries, and after that he sells it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh. A man was granted a grant by the state, and a person wants to take it from him by paying a sum of money, knowing that this grant is still just papers, but it has been issued in his name.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
A man was granted a grant by the state.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
A person wants to take it by paying a sum of money, knowing that this grant is still just papers, but it has been issued in his name, so I ask for clarification of the ruling on this.
The Shaykh:
It is permissible to sell it until he receives and takes possession of it. The papers are not sufficient; rather, he must wait until he takes possession of it and stands on it and its boundaries, and after that he sells it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 140 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/الجنايات/قتال أهل البغي/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:49)
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