The Ruling on Selling Samples from Wholesale Stores to Retailers
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I deal with wholesale stores, so I take samples of the goods they have, and then we agree on the price. I then offer the samples to retail stores at a higher price. If they choose from the samples, I take the goods from the wholesale stores and sell them to the retailers. Is this permissible for me?
Answer:
No, this is like the sale of the missing item, or else return it; the sale is not valid. A conditional sale is one where it is made contingent on whether the goods are sold or not; this is a conditional sale, and it is not permissible. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I deal with wholesale stores, so I take samples of the goods they have, and then we agree on the price. I then offer the samples to retail stores at a higher price. If they choose from the samples, I take the goods from the wholesale stores and sell them to the retailers. Is this permissible for me?
Answer:
No, this is like the sale of the missing item, or else return it; the sale is not valid. A conditional sale is one where it is made contingent on whether the goods are sold or not; this is a conditional sale, and it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أول وقت العصر وآخره في الاختيار والضرورة — islamhouse.com (1:07:37)
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