The ruling on selling goods that are not in the store and buying them after receiving the price
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Question:
This questioner says: I was hired to work in a hygiene supplies store in Riyadh, and I found that the merchandise in the store is of two types: some is available and some is not, with only samples on display. If the buyer wants the merchandise that is not available, I take the price from him, then I purchase it from the wholesaler, and then I send it to the buyer on the same day or the next day. Is there anything wrong with this job? If there is something wrong with this job, what is the ruling on my salary, and what must I do?
Answer:
There is a distinction here. Yes, Shaykh. If you take the price from him and go buy it on his behalf, acting as his agent, there is nothing wrong with that. However, if you buy it with the price as a sale, claiming that you sold him the item while it is not in your possession, this is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 2187Hasan (Darussalam). The point is that if you are buying it for him as an agent, there is no blame on you. If you sell him something you do not have and then go buy it, that is forbidden. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 2187Hasan (Darussalam). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
This questioner says: I was hired to work in a hygiene supplies store in Riyadh, and I found that the merchandise in the store is of two types: some is available and some is not, with only samples on display. If the buyer wants the merchandise that is not available, I take the price from him, then I purchase it from the wholesaler, and then I send it to the buyer on the same day or the next day. Is there anything wrong with this job? If there is something wrong with this job, what is the ruling on my salary, and what must I do?
Answer:
There is a distinction here. Yes, Shaykh. If you take the price from him and go buy it on his behalf, acting as his agent, there is nothing wrong with that. However, if you buy it with the price as a sale, claiming that you sold him the item while it is not in your possession, this is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not sell what is not with you.
لا تبع ما ليس عندكDo not sell what is not with you.
لا تبع ما ليس عندكThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/131 — archive.org (13:29)
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