Defining Lawful Trade
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Question:
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, what is meant by lawful trade, and also buying and selling?
Answer:
What is meant by lawful trade is every form of earnings that Allah has not forbidden. The default ruling for earnings is permissibility, and the default ruling for transactions is permissibility, except for what has been forbidden, such as riba (usury or interest), such as deception, lying, and trickery in sales, and other things that have been forbidden. What is forbidden is haram (forbidden) and must be avoided. As for what has not been forbidden, its default ruling is permissibility; it is lawful[Al-Baqarah 2:275]. Yes.
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, what is meant by lawful trade, and also buying and selling?
Answer:
What is meant by lawful trade is every form of earnings that Allah has not forbidden. The default ruling for earnings is permissibility, and the default ruling for transactions is permissibility, except for what has been forbidden, such as riba (usury or interest), such as deception, lying, and trickery in sales, and other things that have been forbidden. What is forbidden is haram (forbidden) and must be avoided. As for what has not been forbidden, its default ruling is permissibility; it is lawful
Allah has permitted trade and has forbidden interest
اللَّهُ الْبَيْعَ وَحَرَّمَ الرِّبَا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/044 — archive.org (14:00)
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