The ruling on selling land granted by the state before taking possession of it

Question:
May Allah reward you. We will take a call from Sister Umm Khalid. Please go ahead, Sister Umm Khalid. Peace be upon you. And upon you, peace. Thank you, Shaykh, may Allah keep you well. Please go ahead. A man, Shaykh, may Allah prolong your life, applied for a land grant. When he got it, a period passed, and a man came and bought it from him, but the name had not yet been registered on the land. He bought it for ten thousand riyals. They sat for about eight years, and then the land was released. The land is now worth three hundred thousand or four hundred thousand, and the man came and said, "I bought it before." This is the situation. He is confused and says, "I don't know if it is lawful or forbidden. I don't know what applies to it. I don't know if it is permissible for the buyer or the seller."

Answer:
This is not permissible. One may not sell something he has not taken possession of or received. Therefore, he may not sell the land for which he applied but for which he has not yet received approval from the authority. However, if the approval and the grant are issued, and he takes possession of the land with its boundaries and known limits, then it is permissible for him to sell it. As for selling it before that, it is an invalid sale, because he sold what he does not own. Yes.