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Borrowing Goods from Someone for the Purpose of Selling

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Q: Is it permissible for a person to borrow goods from someone for the purpose of selling?

Bismillaah

A: It is permissible for one to borrow goods for selling and to replace the goods later on, provided this is done with the consent of the owner.

Note: This ruling applies to those items that have an equal likeness i.e. zawaatul mithl (e.g. food items, utensils, clothing, etc.). This ruling does not apply to thing that do not have an exact likeness e.g. livestock.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

(وصح) القرض (في مثلي) هو كل ما يضمن بالمثل عند الاستهلاك (لا في غيره) من القيميات كحيوان وحطب وعقار وكل متفاوت لتعذر رد المثل…(فيصح استقراض الدراهم والدنانير وكذا) كل (ما يكال أو يوزن أو يعد متقاربا فصح استقراض جوز وبيض) وكاغد عددا (ولحم) وزنا وخبز وزنا وعددا كما سيجيء (الدر المختار 5/162)

ويجوز القرض فيما هو من ذوات الأمثال كالمكيل والموزون والعددي المتقارب كالبيض ولا يجوز فيما ليس من ذوات الأمثال كالحيوان والثياب والعدديات المتفاوتة (الفتاوى الهندية 3/201)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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