The ruling on buying land by plan and selling it before taking possession
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The questioner:
This questioner says: There is a real estate agent who buys land by plan, and he has seen it before he intends to buy it. Is this transaction valid?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: There is a real estate agent who buys land through the surveyor, and he has seen it before he intends to buy it. Is this transaction valid?
The Shaykh:
Viewing is not sufficient; taking possession is required. It is valid for him to buy it if he knows it and has seen it; the purchase is valid based on a prior viewing. However, it is not permissible for him to sell it until he takes possession of it by going to it, knowing its boundaries, knowing its area, and receiving it through vacating. Only then may he sell it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: There is a real estate agent who buys land by plan, and he has seen it before he intends to buy it. Is this transaction valid?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe: There is a real estate agent who buys land through the surveyor, and he has seen it before he intends to buy it. Is this transaction valid?
The Shaykh:
Viewing is not sufficient; taking possession is required. It is valid for him to buy it if he knows it and has seen it; the purchase is valid based on a prior viewing. However, it is not permissible for him to sell it until he takes possession of it by going to it, knowing its boundaries, knowing its area, and receiving it through vacating. Only then may he sell it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 32 — archive.org (30:01)
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