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25 - 10 - 2025
Ruling on Selling at a Deferred Price with an Increase in Price
My friend, a dentist, wants to invest his money in a business with a friend who trades in thyme, and this is its season, but his friend does not have the money. So he asked the doctor to buy thyme from the source and then sell it to the thyme specialist, who is his friend, at a deferred price for four months, with an increase over the actual purchase value, as the price of thyme originally is 2000, and he sells it after purchase and ownership for 2250 dinars. Is this permissible?
Answer
I say, and may Allah grant success: This is a sale at a deferred price, and it is permissible by consensus. It is known that deferral has an effect on increasing the price, and the amount of increase depends on the agreement of the contracting parties. And Allah knows best.
