The Ruling on the Sale of Salam
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Question:
He says: What is the nature of selling what one does not own and the sale of salam, and why is it called by this name?
Answer:
The sale of a specific item is not permissible except by specifying the item being sold. Specifying the item being sold. For example, "I sold you such-and-such a car with such-and-such characteristics," or "I sold you such-and-such a animal with such-and-such characteristics." As for the sale in the debt (al-dhimmah), the item described in the debt, which is defined by its description just as it is defined in salam, is permissible. Yes.
He says: What is the nature of selling what one does not own and the sale of salam, and why is it called by this name?
Answer:
The sale of a specific item is not permissible except by specifying the item being sold. Specifying the item being sold. For example, "I sold you such-and-such a car with such-and-such characteristics," or "I sold you such-and-such a animal with such-and-such characteristics." As for the sale in the debt (al-dhimmah), the item described in the debt, which is defined by its description just as it is defined in salam, is permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4729] حكم بيع السَّلَم - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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