The ruling on agreeing to purchase before taking possession of the goods
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a man asked me about a commodity that I did not have, and then I went and bought it for him before we agreed on anything, and I did not conclude a contract with him until after I had taken possession of the commodity, but I had only agreed with him to buy it, is that permissible?
Answer:
If you agreed with him that he would buy it from you, that is not permissible. You bring the commodity, and when it is present, he buys it from you. Before you bring it, there is no binding agreement between you and him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a man asked me about a commodity that I did not have, and then I went and bought it for him before we agreed on anything, and I did not conclude a contract with him until after I had taken possession of the commodity, but I had only agreed with him to buy it, is that permissible?
Answer:
If you agreed with him that he would buy it from you, that is not permissible. You bring the commodity, and when it is present, he buys it from you. Before you bring it, there is no binding agreement between you and him. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب النهي عن ثمن عسب الفحل — islamhouse.com (59:23)
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