Displaying Goods on Behalf of Another and Its Relation to Selling What One Does Not Possess
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a person appoints me to sell his goods, meaning to display them for him in the market, is this considered selling what one does not possess?
Answer:
No, you are a broker. The goods are not yours; the goods belong to their owner, but you are a broker. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a person appoints me to sell his goods, meaning to display them for him in the market, is this considered selling what one does not possess?
Answer:
No, you are a broker. The goods are not yours; the goods belong to their owner, but you are a broker. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب النهي عن ثمن عسب الفحل — islamhouse.com (1:03:04)
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