The ruling on disposing of the sold item before taking possession of it

Question:
Another questioner, who has used the name Muhammad as a code, from al-Qway'iyah, asks: What is the ruling on disposing of goods before they have entered the buyer's ownership?

Answer:
It is not permissible for a person to dispose of a commodity until he takes possession of it. If he buys a commodity, he must not dispose of it until he takes possession of it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade disposing of the sold item until the buyer takes possession of it and is able to control it. This is the stronger opinion in the issue. Some say that if he buys it with a valid contract, it enters his ownership and he may dispose of it, even if he has not taken possession of it, except for measured and weighed items. As for measured and weighed items, according to all scholars, one may not dispose of them until he takes possession of them by measuring or weighing. Yes.