Purchasing furniture by paying half the price and delivering it later
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to purchase specific furniture by agreeing with the shop owner on the quantity and design?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for me to purchase specific furniture by agreeing with the shop owner on the quantity, design, and delivery after a specified period, but I pay him half the price, and at the time of delivery I pay the remaining amount?
The Shaykh:
What? Repeat the question.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for me to purchase specific furniture by agreeing with the shop owner on the quantity, design, and delivery after a specified period, but I pay him half the price, and at the time of delivery I pay the remaining amount? Does this fall under salam (a forward sale paid in advance)?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is not permissible. You must pay him the full price in the contract session, and then he goes and brings you these items, and you receive them from him. As for you making a contract with him, and he goes to procure them, and you have not paid him anything, or you have paid him only part of it, this is not permissible. Because it is a sale of a debt for a debt; a sale of a debt for a debt. He has not received anything from you, and you have not received anything from him, and you parted ways without receiving anything. This is later. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to purchase specific furniture by agreeing with the shop owner on the quantity and design?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Is it permissible for me to purchase specific furniture by agreeing with the shop owner on the quantity, design, and delivery after a specified period, but I pay him half the price, and at the time of delivery I pay the remaining amount?
The Shaykh:
What? Repeat the question.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for me to purchase specific furniture by agreeing with the shop owner on the quantity, design, and delivery after a specified period, but I pay him half the price, and at the time of delivery I pay the remaining amount? Does this fall under salam (a forward sale paid in advance)?
The Shaykh:
Yes, this is not permissible. You must pay him the full price in the contract session, and then he goes and brings you these items, and you receive them from him. As for you making a contract with him, and he goes to procure them, and you have not paid him anything, or you have paid him only part of it, this is not permissible. Because it is a sale of a debt for a debt; a sale of a debt for a debt. He has not received anything from you, and you have not received anything from him, and you parted ways without receiving anything. This is later. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 053-السلم والرهن والقرض - 9-8-23 هـ — archive.org (1:18:15)
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