{"id":35050,"date":"2025-01-04T22:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T22:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=35050"},"modified":"2025-01-04T22:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T22:15:55","slug":"if-i-reserve-a-product-in-a-store-without-buying-it-yet-can-i-legally-sell-it-on-ebay-to-a-customer-before-paying-for-and-receiving-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/if-i-reserve-a-product-in-a-store-without-buying-it-yet-can-i-legally-sell-it-on-ebay-to-a-customer-before-paying-for-and-receiving-it\/","title":{"rendered":"If I Reserve a Product in a Store Without Buying It Yet, Can I Legally Sell It on eBay to a Customer Before Paying for and Receiving It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 07846<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Written by Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">If I reserve a product in a store without buying it yet, can I legally sell it on eBay to a customer before paying for and receiving it, but only receive the money once the customer has received the product?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><b>Answer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">The typical way business operates is by first purchasing a product and then selling it, a process commonly referred to as a fulfilment sale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Quran has specified this when issuing guidance on completing a contract that you have entered; In surah Maida: 1- \u201cO believers! Honour your obligations\u2026\u2026.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. When you made the reservation to buy it, you entered a contract with eBay, which means you as a buyer are under an agreement. <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Therefore, for you to sell a product that is not yet in your holding, would be a form of deceit and you would be the bearer of all loss in any incurs. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">This would also mean that the right to any gain from property is justified by the responsibility for any potential loss. Therefore, selling an item without owning it means one does not bear the liability, and thus, any gain from such a sale is unjustified.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Therefore, in conclusion, under Hanafi jurisprudence, selling a reserved product without owning or possessing it is not permissible. Engaging in such a transaction would violate the principles of Islamic commercial law. It is advisable to either purchase the item before selling it or use permissible contract structures like Wak\u0101lah or Bay&#8217; al-Salam, ensuring all Shariah conditions are met.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Only Allah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Darul Ifta Birmingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0\u064a\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0653\u0623\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064f\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0671\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0630\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e \u0621\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0646\u064f\u0648\u0653\u0627\u06df \u0623\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0641\u064f\u0648\u0627\u06df \u0628\u0650\u0671\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064f\u0642\u064f\u0648\u062f\u0650 \u06da<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">https:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/help\/policies\/member-behaviour-policies\/user-agreement?id=4259<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0648\u0637 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0642\u0648\u062f \u0645\u0639\u062a\u0628\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u0627 \u0644\u0645 \u062a\u062e\u0627\u0644\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u064a\u0639\u0629\u060c\u00a0 \u0641\u0625\u0646 \u062e\u0627\u0644\u0641\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u064a\u0639\u0629 \u0641\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0637 \u0641\u0627\u0633\u062f \u0644\u0627 \u064a\u0648\u064f\u0641\u0651\u064e\u0649 \u0628\u0647<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Iqtisaadi Islaami page 12)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0642\u064a\u0629- \u0635- \u0669\u0666- \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0627\u0628\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0634\u0631\u0648\u0646- \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0631\u0645 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0642\u064a\u0629- \u0635-\u0669\u0665&#8211; \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0634\u0631\u0648\u0646- \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0631\u062c \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0636\u0645\u0627\u0646\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatwa ID: 07846 &nbsp; Written by Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; If I reserve a product in a store without buying it yet, can&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35050"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35050"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35069,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35050\/revisions\/35069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}