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Last updated: | 3rd December 2019 |
Question ID: | #4335 |
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In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful
A requirement prior to selling the product, is to ensure that the item is in your receipt. Selling an item not in your possession is impermissible.
Here, the sharĪ’ah compliant method for ‘drop-shipping’ is to implement the model of 'salam'.
‘A’ will purchase the item from the wholesaler ‘B’, and make ‘B’, his agent to deliver the item to ‘C’.
(You will purchase the item/s from the seller, and then make the seller your agent to deliver your item/s to your customer.)
In doing this, the following information has to be clearly advertised:
And Allah Ta’Äla knows best
26 December 2019 / 29 Rabī’ul Ākhir 1441 AH
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وَأَمَّا نَهْيÙه٠عَنْ بَيْع٠مَا لَمْ يَقْبÙضْ يَعْنÙÙŠ ÙÙÙŠ الْمَنْقÙولَاتÙØŒ وَأَمَّا نَهْيÙه٠عَنْ بَيْع٠مَا لَيْسَ عÙنْدَه٠ÙÙŽÙ‡ÙÙˆÙŽ أَنْ يَبÙيعَ مَا لَيْسَ ÙÙÙŠ Ù…ÙلْكÙÙ‡ÙØŒ Ø«ÙÙ…ÙŽÙ‘ مَلَكَه٠بÙوَجْه٠مÙنْ الْوÙجÙوه٠ÙÙŽØ¥Ùنَّه٠لَا يَجÙوز٠إلَّا ÙÙÙŠ السَّلَم٠ÙÙŽØ¥Ùنَّه٠رÙØ®Ùّصَ ÙÙيه٠(الجوهرة النيرة ج Ù¡,ص٢٠٣)
Panchbhaya, M.Y. (2011). Is Purchase From Drop-Shipping Permissible? Fatwa No. 19530: askimam.com, South Africa. Accessed via: http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/19530 (25/12/2019)