Selling a car without transferring ownership
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I bought a car and took it from one showroom to another, then sold it, but without transferring its ownership to my name. Rather, I sold it while it was still in the name of its original owner. This is what car dealers do, because if a buyer who wants to sell a car transfers its ownership to his name and then sells it again, its price drops. So, is it necessary to transfer the ownership, or is it sufficient to move the car from one place to another?
Answer:
It is necessary to transfer the ownership, because his ownership of it is not completed except by completing the procedures. By completing its procedures, such as entering the registration form for it, paying the fees, and so on, and obtaining its plates. It is not permissible to complete its procedures. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I bought a car and took it from one showroom to another, then sold it, but without transferring its ownership to my name. Rather, I sold it while it was still in the name of its original owner. This is what car dealers do, because if a buyer who wants to sell a car transfers its ownership to his name and then sells it again, its price drops. So, is it necessary to transfer the ownership, or is it sufficient to move the car from one place to another?
Answer:
It is necessary to transfer the ownership, because his ownership of it is not completed except by completing the procedures. By completing its procedures, such as entering the registration form for it, paying the fees, and so on, and obtaining its plates. It is not permissible to complete its procedures. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/79 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (9:11)
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