The ruling on a seller’s promise to provide a commodity and then concluding the contract
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Question:
A man says he has commercial goods, foodstuffs, and a buyer comes to him, but he may not have the goods in stock. He says they will arrive in a few days, and then he concludes a contract with him. Is this permissible?
Answer:
If this is in the nature of a promise to seek the commodity for him, and then he comes and buys it from you—he buys it from you if he wills and wants—then there may be nothing wrong with it, because no sale has been concluded, and you do not obligate him to take it either. If he wills, he takes it; if he wills, he leaves it. There is nothing apparent in this that prevents it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A man says he has commercial goods, foodstuffs, and a buyer comes to him, but he may not have the goods in stock. He says they will arrive in a few days, and then he concludes a contract with him. Is this permissible?
Answer:
If this is in the nature of a promise to seek the commodity for him, and then he comes and buys it from you—he buys it from you if he wills and wants—then there may be nothing wrong with it, because no sale has been concluded, and you do not obligate him to take it either. If he wills, he takes it; if he wills, he leaves it. There is nothing apparent in this that prevents it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الزلفي] — alfawzan.live (39:07)
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