Selling a car via the customs clearance document before taking possession of it
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to sell a car using the customs clearance document without transferring it from the seller's ownership to a third buyer?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible, because he has not taken possession of it, nor has he received its key, nor has he seen it. It is only papers. It is not permissible to sell it until he takes possession of it, at the very least by receiving its key and taking control of it. As for just the papers, when the car has not yet arrived and he has not yet seen it, this is not permissible. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to sell a car using the customs clearance document without transferring it from the seller's ownership to a third buyer?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible, because he has not taken possession of it, nor has he received its key, nor has he seen it. It is only papers. It is not permissible to sell it until he takes possession of it, at the very least by receiving its key and taking control of it. As for just the papers, when the car has not yet arrived and he has not yet seen it, this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 050-كتاب البيوع - 17-7-23 هـ — archive.org (1:21:27)
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