The ruling on selling what a person does not own
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Question:
This questioner asks about the jurisprudential principle regarding the ruling on selling what a person does not own, and what is an example of that?
Answer:
An example of that is when you sell a specific item, saying, "I will sell you that specific car that is with so-and-so," when you do not own it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2187Hasan (Darussalam). Likewise, you do not sell a specific item to a person that you do not have in your possession, and then you go and buy it to give to him. You buy it immediately after selling it to this person. So you are selling what you do not own, and the sale is not valid in such a case. Yes.
This questioner asks about the jurisprudential principle regarding the ruling on selling what a person does not own, and what is an example of that?
Answer:
An example of that is when you sell a specific item, saying, "I will sell you that specific car that is with so-and-so," when you do not own it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not sell what is not with you.
لاَ تَبِعْ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 26 / فتاوى على الهواء - 05 11 1434هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (44:53)
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