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Essentials Of Valid Transaction
The essentials of a valid transaction in Islam are:

1) Item
2) Price
3) Valid buyer and seller
4) Offer and acceptance...
 
If Returning An Item Is Not Possible
If returning the defective item becomes impracticable or impossible, then the buyer is entitled, at the seller's discretion, to either:
...
 
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...
 
Post-Sale Repair And Replacement
If before the sale the seller agrees to repair or replace an item after the sale takes place, he is obligated to do so; if after the sale it turns...
 
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...
 
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)...
 
Expiry Of Cancellation
The possibility of cancellation expires under three circumstances:

1) A buyer is no longer entitled to return an item of low or...
 
Compensation In Case Return Of Sold Item Is Impossible
If returning the defective item becomes impracticable (e.g. partially eaten food in a restaurant) or impossible (e.g. appliance destroyed in fire...
 
Compensation For Defective Goods Damaged By Buyer
If the buyer damages the item and then discovers a separate defect, the buyer is no longer entitled to return the item (because of the new damage)...
 
Existence Of Item Being Transacted
The good or service in question must exist at the time of agreement, and its qualitative and quantitative attributes openly known. For those cases...
 


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