Collapse of a property in an earthquake before taking possession
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A man bought a property, and before he took possession of it, an earthquake struck and the property collapsed. Is this considered to be under the ruling of what is affected by a calamity?
The Shaykh:
Before he took possession of it? Yes. How does one take possession of a property? By vacating it, by taking it over through the vacating. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Did the earthquake strike before he took possession of it through the vacating? If he did not take possession of it, it remains the responsibility of the seller.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A man bought a property, and before he took possession of it, an earthquake struck and the property collapsed. Is this considered to be under the ruling of what is affected by a calamity?
The Shaykh:
Before he took possession of it? Yes. How does one take possession of a property? By vacating it, by taking it over through the vacating. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Did the earthquake strike before he took possession of it through the vacating? If he did not take possession of it, it remains the responsibility of the seller.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 26-06-1438 هـ — af.org.sa (1:05:02)
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