[“Two Sales in One Sale”]
Question: Two men agree that one of them will import goods from abroad and sell them to the other for a known price. They then stipulate in this agreement that the importer must buy back half of what he sold...
Total available fatwas: 896
[A Loan in the Form of a Sale]
Question: Two men agree that one of them will pay a specified sum of money to the other, and the latter will import from abroad a specified consignment of goods, of which the payer will receive, say, one half. The...
[The Ruling on One Who Sold and “Included” His Partners]
Question: A man sold a plot of land and “included” his partners, and on that basis the buyer purchased it. After several years, some of the partners came and demanded their shares from the purchaser, arguing that they did not...
[On the Rightful Claim to the Sold Item]
Question: A man bought from another a plot of land for a known price. A third man—who had been the seller to this seller—came and took possession of (consumed) that plot. Disputes arose between the (present) seller and the original...
[Compromising Cash for a Deferred Debt]
Question: Is it valid to settle cash by converting it into a deferred debt?
[Increasing a Commodity’s Price on Account of Credit]
Question: A merchant sells a sack for seven hundred riyals in cash; if a purchaser wants to buy on credit, he adds fifty riyals to the price. Is that permissible or not?
[Selling a Commodity for a Cash Price and for a Higher Credit Price]
Question: Is it permissible for a Muslim to sell a commodity for one price in cash and for a higher price on credit? And is it permissible for the buyer to purchase on credit accordingly?Moreover, we have seen many people...
[Buying a Cheque for Less Than Its Face Value]
Question: What is the ruling on buying a cheque for less than what it contains, even though its purchaser will withdraw the full amount from the bank? The motive for this arrangement may be that the cheque is post-dated, and...
On Fungible Goods (al-mithliyyāt)
Question: Two merchants import motor oils, one from Yemen and the other from Saudi Arabia. One sold a quantity of cartons to the other, and they agreed to sell carton for carton, plus an additional five hundred riyals, because one...
[Providing an Invoice to Someone Obtaining a Loan from a Usurious Bank]
Question: The owner of a shop was asked by a person to provide an invoice so that he could obtain a loan from the Agricultural Bank, even though this bank takes an additional charge on the loan. The shop owner...