The ruling on selling a commodity that is not in possession
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Question:
This questioner says: If I ask the owner of a commercial shop for a commodity, and he does not have that commodity, but he immediately goes and brings it from a neighboring shop, and increases the price at which it is sold without informing me, is this permissible?
Answer:
If the contract between you and him was only concluded after he brought the commodity, then there is nothing wrong with that. However, if you contracted with him for a commodity and he went and bought it, then that is forbidden, and the contract is invalid. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not sell what you do not have. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: If I ask the owner of a commercial shop for a commodity, and he does not have that commodity, but he immediately goes and brings it from a neighboring shop, and increases the price at which it is sold without informing me, is this permissible?
Answer:
If the contract between you and him was only concluded after he brought the commodity, then there is nothing wrong with that. However, if you contracted with him for a commodity and he went and bought it, then that is forbidden, and the contract is invalid. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not sell what you do not have. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/273 — archive.org (16:55)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.