A person in the mosque, whether in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) or not, is called on the phone by someone asking him to buy; is it permissible for him to sell to him?
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The questioner : ... i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This person is asking, saying: A person is in the mosque, either in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) or not, and someone called him on the phone asking him to buy; is it permissible for him to sell to him? The answer is that it is not permissible, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidJami` at-Tirmidhi 1321Sahih (Darussalam).
The questioner : What should he do?
The Shaykh : He does not sell, or rather, he appoints someone, he appoints a person he trusts and says: "So-and-so, so-and-so asked me to sell to him such and such, so you are my agent (wakil), yes?"
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The people who circulate in the Haram (the sacred precinct) who go around the people with a stick or ...
The Shaykh : Yes, it appears that the contract is outside the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This person is asking, saying: A person is in the mosque, either in i'tikaf (spiritual retreat in the mosque) or not, and someone called him on the phone asking him to buy; is it permissible for him to sell to him? The answer is that it is not permissible, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
someone selling or buying
من يبيع أو يبتاعThe questioner : What should he do?
The Shaykh : He does not sell, or rather, he appoints someone, he appoints a person he trusts and says: "So-and-so, so-and-so asked me to sell to him such and such, so you are my agent (wakil), yes?"
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The people who circulate in the Haram (the sacred precinct) who go around the people with a stick or ...
The Shaykh : Yes, it appears that the contract is outside the mosque.