Definition of Salam Sales and the Ruling on Selling What One Does Not Own
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The questioner:
He says: Shaykh, what is the definition of a salam sale? And what is the ruling on selling what we do not own?
The Shaykh:
A salam sale is paying the price in advance and deferring the delivery of the goods. Paying the price in advance is the price used to buy the goods, and deferring the delivery is the goods, if they are usually available when the time comes? Yes.
The questioner:
And selling what we do not own, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Selling what one does not own is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Hakim ibn Hizam:Sunan Ibn Majah 2187Hasan (Darussalam). Yes.
He says: Shaykh, what is the definition of a salam sale? And what is the ruling on selling what we do not own?
The Shaykh:
A salam sale is paying the price in advance and deferring the delivery of the goods. Paying the price in advance is the price used to buy the goods, and deferring the delivery is the goods, if they are usually available when the time comes? Yes.
The questioner:
And selling what we do not own, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Selling what one does not own is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Hakim ibn Hizam:
Do not sell what is not with you.
لا تبع ما ليس عندك
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 13-05-1436هـ — af.org.sa (10:37)
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