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Answers: 249Business and Financial Transactions
Selling an item that is not in his possession through profit-sharing (murabahah) or payment in advance (salam transaction) or by hiring someone to sell it in return for a fee
If the customer wants to buy hardware that you do not possess, you can make a deal with him in one of the following ways: 1. Acting as a proxy in return for a fee; 2. A profit-sharing transaction (murabahah); or 3. Payment in advance for items to be delivered at a later date (salam transaction). Each of these is explained in detail in the long answer.How can the salam transaction [payment in advance for something to be delivered at a later date] be valid even though it is selling something that one does not have?
He sold a computer, and a few days later the purchaser claimed that it was defective; does he have the right to cancel the deal?
If someone buys something, then finds out that the price was unfair, 12% above the regular price, does he have the option to cancel the deal?
Doing a deal when one of the two parties to the transaction is not present
Selling three-dimensional images on which clothes are displayed
Selling a purchased item before taking possession of it and taking it to one’s location
Is It Prohibited to Buy a Cat?
There is nothing wrong with keeping cats as pets in the house and taking care of them. According to the view of most of the scholars, it is permissible to sell them.What is the ruling on buying credit for a mobile phone for more than its price?
Ruling on subscribing to the mobile phone service called “Sallifni…Shukran”
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