It is not permissible to buy a product then sell it when it is still in the warehouse of the first vendor, before it has been moved
Question Some traders buy a product then they do not take possession of it or check it, rather they take a receipt which shows that they have paid for it and it is now theirs, and they leave it in the warehouse of the first vendor from whom they bought it. Then the second vendor…
Question
Praise be to Allah.
It is not permissible for the purchaser of this product to
sell it so long as it is still in the possession of the seller, until the
purchaser has taken possession of it and moved it to his house or the
marketplace, because of the saheeh ahaadeeth that have been narrated from
the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) concerning
that. For example, he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“It is not permissible to sell something on condition that the purchaser
lend you something, and it is not permissible to have two conditions in one
transaction, and no profit is permissible unless possession has been taken
of the goods, and you cannot sell what is not in your possession.” Narrated
by Ahmad and the authors of al-Sunan with a saheeh isnaad.
And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said
to al-Hakeem ibn Hizaam: “Do not sell that which you do not have.” Narrated
by the five except Abu Dawood, with a jayyid isnaad.
And it was narrated from Zayd ibn Thaabit (may Allaah be
pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) forbade selling a product in the place where it was bought until
the merchants have taken possession of it and moved it to their own
property. Narrated by Ahmad and Abu Dawood; classed as saheeh by Ibn Hibbaan
and al-Haakim.
Similarly, if a person buys from the purchaser, it is not
permissible for him to sell it until he transfers it to his house or to
another place in the marketplace, because of the ahaadeeth quoted and other
ahaadeeth which convey the same meaning. And Allaah is the Source of
strength.
