{"id":19466,"date":"2021-02-02T12:46:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T12:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/?p=19466"},"modified":"2021-02-02T12:48:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T12:48:43","slug":"what-is-the-islamic-ruling-on-the-shopify-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/what-is-the-islamic-ruling-on-the-shopify-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Islamic Ruling on the Shopify Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fatwa ID: 04801<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Answered by: Maulana Sibghat Ullah<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Question<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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What Is the Islamic Ruling on the Shopify Issue?<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Answer:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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First, need to know what is Shopify?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shopify is an eCommerce company which means like every other online company it constitutes selling an item which is not in one\u2019s possession.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In Islam, you are required to be in possession of an item before you sell it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>However, an exception is made to this rule in regard to an Islamic term called <\/span>Salam<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Salam is a forward financing transaction, where the financial institution pays in advance for buying specified assets, which the seller will supply on a pre-agreed date.<\/span><\/p>\n

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So, if your business is structured in accordance with the\u00a0<\/span>Salam <\/span><\/i>model then it will be permissible to do your online business.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The\u00a0<\/span>Salam <\/span><\/i>model requires the following:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The product must be properly specified in a manner that eliminates any possibility of uncertainty.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The product must be replaceable.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The contract must be used for general items. A\u00a0<\/span>Salam <\/span><\/i>contract may be used for all generic items which are made to standardised specifications.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The commodity must remain available in the market right from the day of the contract up to the date of delivery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The delivery of the product must be deferred to a later time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The price must be properly specified.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The price is paid up in full at the time of the contract.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The date and place of delivery are known.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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If these conditions are met, then it will be permissible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Only Allah knows best<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Maulana Sibghat Ullah<\/span><\/p>\n

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n

Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n

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References:<\/span><\/p>\n

Fatawa Usmani, Chapter of Salam, vol 7, page 87, Al Asr Academy Peshawar.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fatawa Usmani, Chapter of Salam, vol 7, page 241, Al Asr Academy Peshawar.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fatawa Usmani, Chapter of Salam, vol 7, page 243- 248, Al Asr Academy Peshawar.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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