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Conditions Of Sale
Conditions of sale of goods and services: 1) a valid buyer and seller; 2) an offer and acceptance; 3) unconditionality; 4) immediacy; 5) the...
Conditions of sale of goods and services: 1) a valid buyer and seller; 2) an offer and acceptance; 3) unconditionality; 4) immediacy; 5) the...
Multiple Agreements As Part Of One Agreement
It is impermissible to sell goods and services in which the seller (or buyer) offers the buyer (or seller) a choice of two or more possible...
It is impermissible to sell goods and services in which the seller (or buyer) offers the buyer (or seller) a choice of two or more possible...
Trading In Impermissible Goods And Services
It is impermissible to trade in goods and services that are impermissible in themselves (e.g. buying futures contracts or selling life insurance)...
It is impermissible to trade in goods and services that are impermissible in themselves (e.g. buying futures contracts or selling life insurance)...
Trading In Non-Existent Item
It is impermissible to trade in the non-existent (e.g. unharvested crops or an unborn calf); though, it is worth making a distinction between...
It is impermissible to trade in the non-existent (e.g. unharvested crops or an unborn calf); though, it is worth making a distinction between...
Goods that are still naturally connected to the site of their origin are impermissible to sell until they are first separated, including, for...
Selling Goods Without Ownership
It is impermissible to sell goods that are not owned by the seller, or when the seller is not the owner, the seller lacks authorization;...
It is impermissible to sell goods that are not owned by the seller, or when the seller is not the owner, the seller lacks authorization;...
Selling Defective Goods
It is impermissible to sell goods that are defective, where the seller intentionally withholds information about a defect; though if the defect was...
It is impermissible to sell goods that are defective, where the seller intentionally withholds information about a defect; though if the defect was...
It is impermissible to sell goods and services that support (e.g. with weaponry) the enemies of Islam.
Selling Inherently Filthy Goods
It is impermissible to sell goods that are inherently filthy (e.g. the milk of animals forbidden to eat) or affected with irremovable filth (e.g....
It is impermissible to sell goods that are inherently filthy (e.g. the milk of animals forbidden to eat) or affected with irremovable filth (e.g....
Underbidding
Goods and services that are sold by underbidders who lower prices in order to attract buyers away from (even verbally) agreed upon sales are...
Goods and services that are sold by underbidders who lower prices in order to attract buyers away from (even verbally) agreed upon sales are...
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