Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: Selling an Item of Merchandise Which the Seller Does Not Yet Have in His Possession 4- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْ٠َنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) الرَّجُلُ يَجِيئُنِي يَطْلُبُ الْ٠َتَاعَ فَأُقَاوِلُهُ عَلَى الرِّبْحِ ثُ٠َّ أَشْتَرِيهِ فَأَبِيعُهُ ٠ِنْهُ فَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ إِنْ شَاءَ أَخَذَ وَإِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ لا بَأْسَ بِهِ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّ ٠َنْ عِنْدَنَا يُفْسِدُهُ قَالَ وَلِ٠َا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ قَالَ فَ٠َا يَقُولُ فِي السَّلَ٠ِ قَدْ بَاعَ صَاحِبُهُ ٠َا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَإِنَّ٠ِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ٠اً إِنَّ أَبِي كَانَ يَقُولُ لا بَأْسَ بِبَيْعِ كُلِّ ٠َتَاعٍ كُنْتَ تَجِدُهُ فِي الْوَقْتِ الَّذِي بِعْتَهُ فِيهِ.

He (the Imam) asked, ‘Why is that?’ I replied, ‘He sells what is not with him.’ He (the Imam) asked, ‘What does he say about advance payment to receive goods in future in which case he sells what is not with him?’ I replied, ‘Yes, it happens.’ He (the Imam) said, Tt is valid because they call it advance payment.

My father would say, “It is lawful to sell all kinds of goods that you can find at the time you sell.’”” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (19/220))