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Selling products that are not in one's possession

· 18 Rabiʻ I 1442 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I would like to know if I can deal in the following ways:

1. Sell a product on an online platform and receive payment (part or full) but the product is not in my possession.

2. Sell a product on an online platform and receive payment (part or full) but the product is in the stock of my supplier who promises to send me when I have confirmed the order.

3. Being the official rep of a particularly expensive but slowly moving product, can I take orders with part or full payment and then place the order with my supplier?

Answer

1. You cannot sell a product that is not in your possession. However, you may inform the client that you will source the item and charge so much for sourcing it.

2. As above.

3. Take the orders and at the same time tell them that you will source the items.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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