The Sale of What the Seller Does Not Own at the Time of the Request
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The questioner:
Sometimes someone comes wanting, for example, twenty items, twenty unsold items, for instance, and I have ten.
The Shaykh:
Ten items, for example, building materials. And he goes away for a month.
The questioner:
I buy this from the merchant's shop in the warehouse. Ten by ten. Is it permissible for me to... regarding him...
The Shaykh:
Do not sell until you have calculated. Yes.
The questioner:
It must be, I mean...
The Shaykh:
Do not commit to what he does not have.
The questioner:
If the 'inah (buy-back sale used to disguise a loan) has not changed or something is known.
The Shaykh:
Rely on what you have. I said, "I will do it," I said, "I will do it tomorrow," or I am forced.
The questioner:
Is it permissible, I mean?
The Shaykh:
Then I sell later, I delay it, then I sell, and then after you sell.
The questioner:
It makes no difference whether you took the amount or not.
The Shaykh:
Never sell it until you own it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Sometimes someone comes wanting, for example, twenty items, twenty unsold items, for instance, and I have ten.
The Shaykh:
Ten items, for example, building materials. And he goes away for a month.
The questioner:
I buy this from the merchant's shop in the warehouse. Ten by ten. Is it permissible for me to... regarding him...
The Shaykh:
Do not sell until you have calculated. Yes.
The questioner:
It must be, I mean...
The Shaykh:
Do not commit to what he does not have.
The questioner:
If the 'inah (buy-back sale used to disguise a loan) has not changed or something is known.
The Shaykh:
Rely on what you have. I said, "I will do it," I said, "I will do it tomorrow," or I am forced.
The questioner:
Is it permissible, I mean?
The Shaykh:
Then I sell later, I delay it, then I sell, and then after you sell.
The questioner:
It makes no difference whether you took the amount or not.
The Shaykh:
Never sell it until you own it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (1:34:27)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.