Ayatullah Sistani - Buying and Selling - Index

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani

Laws of Buying and Selling

1. Buying and Selling: Learning the Laws of Buying and Selling

2. Buying and Selling: Not Knowing the Validity of a Transaction

3. Buying and Selling: The Obligation of Earning a Living

Recommended (Mustahabb) Acts Of Buying And Selling

1. Buying and Selling: Recommended Acts When Buying and Selling

Disapproved (Makruh) Transactions

1. Buying and Selling: Disapproved Transactions

Unlawful (Haram) Transactions

1. Buying and Selling: Unlawful Transactions

2. Buying and Selling: Selling an Impure Item

3. Buying and Selling: Informing the Buyer About an Impure Item

4. Buying and Selling: Buying and Selling Impure Medicine

5. Buying and Selling: Buying and Selling Oil Imported from Non-Muslim Countries

6. Buying and Selling: Buying and Selling the Skin of a Fox or Similar Animal

7. Buying and Selling: Buying and Selling Leather Imported from Non-Muslim Countries

8. Buying and Selling: Buying and Selling Products Acquired from a Muslim Who Acquired Them from a Disbeliever

9. Buying and Selling: Transactions of Wine and Intoxicating Drinks

10. Buying and Selling: The Sale of Usurped Property

11. Buying and Selling: A Buyer’s Intention Not to Pay

12. Buying and Selling: Paying with Unlawful Wealth

13. Buying and Selling: Buying and Selling Instruments of Entertainment

14. Buying and Selling: Selling an Item for an Unlawful Purpose

15. Buying and Selling: Making, Buying, and Selling Sculptures of Living Things

16. Buying and Selling: Buying Items Acquired Through Gambling, Theft, or Void Transactions

17. Buying and Selling: Selling Ghee Mixed with Suet

18. Buying and Selling: Usury (Ribā) in Transactions Involving Commodities of the Same Kind

19. Buying and Selling: Receiving an Extra Item or Imposing a Condition (Usury)

20. Buying and Selling: Adding an Extra Item to Avoid Usury

21. Buying and Selling: Selling Commodities by Length, Count, or Currency

22. Buying and Selling: Commodities Sold by Weight in Some Cities and by Count in Others

23. Buying and Selling: Selling Different Commodities Sold by Weight or Measure

24. Buying and Selling: Selling Ripe Fruit for Unripe Fruit

25. Buying and Selling: Barley and Wheat Considered the Same Commodity

26. Buying and Selling: Taking Interest from a Family Member or a Disbeliever

27. Buying and Selling: Shaving the Beard and Taking a Fee

28. Buying and Selling: Singing (Ghinā) and Music

Conditions Relating To The Seller And The Buyer

1. Buying and Selling: Conditions of the Seller and the Buyer

2. Buying and Selling: Transactions with a Non-Bāligh Child

3. Buying and Selling: Returning the Commodity or Money Taken from a Non-Bāligh Child

4. Buying and Selling: Liability for Commodity or Money Destroyed by a Child

5. Buying and Selling: Consenting to a Transaction After Being Compelled

6. Buying and Selling: Selling Someone’s Property Without Authorisation

7. Buying and Selling: Authority to Sell the Property of a Child, Insane Person, Orphan, or Missing Person

8. Buying and Selling: Selling Usurped Property and the Owner’s Authorisation

9. Buying and Selling: Selling Usurped Property with the Intention of Keeping the Money

Conditions Relating To The Commodity And The Payment In Exchange

1. Buying and Selling: The Formula for Buying and Selling

2. Buying and Selling: Purchasing Commodities by Weight, Measure, or Viewing

3. Buying and Selling: Transacting by Measure for Commodities Bought and Sold by Weight

4. Buying and Selling: Disposal of Property in a Void Transaction

5. Buying and Selling: Selling a Charitable Endowment (Waqf)

6. Buying and Selling: Selling a Charitable Endowment Due to Disputes Among Beneficiaries

7. Buying and Selling: Buying or Selling a Rented Property

The Transaction Formula (Sighah)

1. Buying and Selling: The Formula for Buying and Selling

2. Buying and Selling: Buying and Selling Without a Formula

Buying And Selling Fruit

1. Buying and Selling: Selling Fruit Before It Is Picked

2. Buying and Selling: Selling Fruit Before It Forms Buds

3. Buying and Selling: Selling the Fruit of Date Palms

4. Buying and Selling: Selling Vegetables Picked Multiple Times a Year

5. Buying and Selling: Selling Wheatears for Wheat

Immediate Exchange (Naqd) And Credit (Nasiah) Transactions

1. Buying and Selling: Handing Over Commodities in an Immediate Exchange Transaction

2. Buying and Selling: Defining the Deferment Period in a Credit Transaction

3. Buying and Selling: Claiming Payment Before the Deferment Period in a Credit Transaction

4. Buying and Selling: Claiming Payment After the Deferment Period in a Credit Transaction

5. Buying and Selling: Selling on Credit to Someone Who Does Not Know the Price

6. Buying and Selling: Reducing the Amount Owed for Early Payment in a Credit Transaction

Prepayment (Salaf) Transaction And Its Cconditions

1. Buying and Selling: Prepayment Transactions

2. Buying and Selling: Prepayment Transactions Involving Gold or Silver

3. Buying and Selling: Conditions for a Prepayment Transaction

Laws Relating To Prepayment (Salaf) Transactions

1. Buying and Selling: Selling a Commodity Acquired by Prepayment

2. Buying and Selling: Delivering the Commodity in a Prepayment Transaction

3. Buying and Selling: Delivering a Commodity of Lower Quality

4. Buying and Selling: Delivering a Different Commodity

5. Buying and Selling: Inability to Deliver the Commodity in a Prepayment Transaction

6. Buying and Selling: Selling with Deferred Delivery and Deferred Payment

Selling Gold And Silver For Gold And Silver

1. Buying and Selling: Selling Gold for Gold or Silver for Silver

2. Buying and Selling: Selling Gold for Silver or Silver for Gold

3. Buying and Selling: Handing Over Gold and Silver Before Departing

4. Buying and Selling: Handing Over Only a Part of What Was Agreed

5. Buying and Selling: Selling Gold or Silver Dust for Pure Gold or Silver

Cases When A Person Can Annul A Transaction

1. Buying and Selling: The Right to Annul a Transaction (Khiyār)

2. Buying and Selling: Annulling a Transaction Due to Being Cheated in Price

3. Buying and Selling: Transactions Involving a Conditional Sale

4. Buying and Selling: Failure to Return the Money in a Conditional Sale

5. Buying and Selling: Mixing High and Low-Grade Commodities

6. Buying and Selling: Discovering a Defect in a Purchased Item

7. Buying and Selling: Discovering a Defect in the Payment of Exchange

8. Buying and Selling: Discovering a Defect After the Transaction but Before Handover

9. Buying and Selling: Immediate Annulment After Discovering a Defect

10. Buying and Selling: Annulling a Transaction Without the Seller’s Consent

11. Buying and Selling: Cases Where a Buyer Cannot Annul a Transaction Due to a Defect

12. Buying and Selling: Discovering Another Defect After Taking Possession

13. Buying and Selling: Selling an Unseen Item That is Better Than Described

Miscellaneous Rulings

1. Buying and Selling: Informing the Buyer of the Price and Particulars of a Commodity

2. Buying and Selling: Selling a Commodity for More Than the Specified Price

3. Buying and Selling: Selling the Meat of a Female Animal Instead of a Male Animal

4. Buying and Selling: Selling a Cloth That is Not Colourfast

5. Buying and Selling: Inability to Hand Over a Sold Commodity