The Ruling on Buying Residential Apartments Off-Plan
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on buying a residential apartment through a future method, where the buyer pays with each installment and the rest is paid in installments upon delivery, knowing that the buyer does not discover the residential apartment until the time of executing the contract, and does not know its full specifications regarding the trial?
Answer:
He does not buy from him unless he knows the apartment and is aware of all its details, and buys it for a lawful price, or a deferred price, whether specified or not. As for the delivery and the fact that delivery is delayed, there is no harm in that according to the condition. The issue of delivery is according to the condition agreed upon between the contracting parties. However, it is not permissible for him to sell it until he has taken full possession of it and knows it completely.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on buying a residential apartment through a future method, where the buyer pays with each installment and the rest is paid in installments upon delivery, knowing that the buyer does not discover the residential apartment until the time of executing the contract, and does not know its full specifications regarding the trial?
Answer:
He does not buy from him unless he knows the apartment and is aware of all its details, and buys it for a lawful price, or a deferred price, whether specified or not. As for the delivery and the fact that delivery is delayed, there is no harm in that according to the condition. The issue of delivery is according to the condition agreed upon between the contracting parties. However, it is not permissible for him to sell it until he has taken full possession of it and knows it completely.
Source
شرح ثلاثة الأصول وأدلتها، أدلة شهادة أن محمدا رسول الله - الإيمان يزيد وينقص — islamhouse.com (1:15:21)
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