The Ruling on Pledging Identification Documents
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Question:
Is it valid to pledge identification documents in a card?
Answer:
What is done with it afterwards? He sold the acknowledgment, yes. Rather, it is for something that is sold in the future, and the price is paid from its proceeds, yes. Is the guarantee restricted to keeping the identification document with the claimant? If the intention is the acknowledgment, because it is not permissible to dispose of the house or real estate until it is cleared for him. So the acknowledgment is suspended until this is paid; there is no harm in that. It is permissible to pledge the deed and the car registration form, because he does not sell it except with its official papers. So it is permissible to pledge these things until he pays, because if he pledges it, he cannot dispose of the item.
Is it valid to pledge identification documents in a card?
Answer:
What is done with it afterwards? He sold the acknowledgment, yes. Rather, it is for something that is sold in the future, and the price is paid from its proceeds, yes. Is the guarantee restricted to keeping the identification document with the claimant? If the intention is the acknowledgment, because it is not permissible to dispose of the house or real estate until it is cleared for him. So the acknowledgment is suspended until this is paid; there is no harm in that. It is permissible to pledge the deed and the car registration form, because he does not sell it except with its official papers. So it is permissible to pledge these things until he pays, because if he pledges it, he cannot dispose of the item.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/84 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (13:37)
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