The Ruling on Sale by Catalog
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Question:
Abu Iyad has a set of questions. He first asks about the ruling on sale by catalog. For example, this catalog contains cars, and they present this car to him, and he says, “I want this specific car from this catalog.” Is the sale in this case permissible?
Answer:
Yes, this is a sale by a defined description, and its ruling is the ruling of a forward sale (salam), but on the condition that the price is paid in the session of the contract. The price must be paid in the session of the contract. When the car arrives, its owner takes possession of it.
The presenter:
Yes,
Abu Iyad has a set of questions. He first asks about the ruling on sale by catalog. For example, this catalog contains cars, and they present this car to him, and he says, “I want this specific car from this catalog.” Is the sale in this case permissible?
Answer:
Yes, this is a sale by a defined description, and its ruling is the ruling of a forward sale (salam), but on the condition that the price is paid in the session of the contract. The price must be paid in the session of the contract. When the car arrives, its owner takes possession of it.
The presenter:
Yes,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/230 — archive.org (8:06)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.