What is the ruling on selling land that one has not yet taken possession of?
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Regarding selling a plot of land when one is in need, selling it at a low price?
If it is in his ownership and he has fulfilled the conditions of ownership, with no claim or dispute regarding it, he may sell it, and if he lowers the price because he is in need, he may sell it.
Q: He has not taken possession of it yet; he has only received the papers.
A: No, it is not valid. He does not own it yet. He cannot sell it until he owns it and obtains a deed or document for it.
Q: Selling the land with a precise description?
A: If it exists.
Q: It exists, but the buyer has not seen the deed?
A: Even so, if he describes it—its length is such-and-such, its width is such-and-such, and its features are such-and-such—there is nothing wrong with it; it is precise.
If it is in his ownership and he has fulfilled the conditions of ownership, with no claim or dispute regarding it, he may sell it, and if he lowers the price because he is in need, he may sell it.
Q: He has not taken possession of it yet; he has only received the papers.
A: No, it is not valid. He does not own it yet. He cannot sell it until he owns it and obtains a deed or document for it.
Q: Selling the land with a precise description?
A: If it exists.
Q: It exists, but the buyer has not seen the deed?
A: Even so, if he describes it—its length is such-and-such, its width is such-and-such, and its features are such-and-such—there is nothing wrong with it; it is precise.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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