Permissible commodities that can be used for either permissible or impermissible purposes

What is the ruling for providing a village with an internet network? Will I bear the sin of those who use this service to listen to unlawful content?

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Reselling a property the price of which has not been paid in full

A proprietor sold his property seven years ago for 40, 000 LE; the buyer paid 25, 000 LE and then there arose a dispute over the rest of the sum and registration. 

Is it permissible for the owner to sell his property to another buyer for 80, 000 LE? He will remain responsible for settling any disputes with the first buyer and will return the down payment after closing the sale with the second buyer.

Please note that the [first] owner told the second buyer that he is authorized to sell the property on his behalf. However, the first buyer may not be aware of the second sale. Is it permissible for the second buyer to buy this property from its owner? If so, should he buy it from him in his capacity as an owner or an agent [for the first buyer]?
If the Sale was Valid

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Selling after a verbal agreement

My father put up a plot of land for sale. A buyer came forward and after we agreed on the sale we recited Surat Al-Fatiha together. The next day, this same man came with another buyer to show him the land and on the third day he came with yet another one. 

We realized that he was a broker and my father and brother told him that the agreement had been revoked and the sale is not effective unless he makes a down payment; he left without making one and did not return. Afterwards, another buyer approached us and we signed the contract after he made a down payment. The sale contract included a penalty clause of 100, 000 L.E.

Is the first buyer entitled to the plot of land?
To what extent is the second contract valid?
Do we bear any consequences for having recited Surat al-Fatiha with the first buyer who was informed of the sale's revocation if he does not make a down payment?

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Selling satellite receivers

Is it forbidden to sell satellite receivers?

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Selling TV sets

What is the ruling for selling TV sets inside Egypt? As you know, nowadays most of the broadcasted material is neither good nor beneficial but is rather the opposite.

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Selling unripe produce

The petitioner's father owns a number of palm trees. He would sell their fruits before they ripened and receive the price in monthly installments. What is the legal ruling for this?

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Selling what one does not own

A woman put out an advertisement for her work as a merchant in the following manner:
She shows her clients the commodities she has or describes to them those which she does not have. She then purchases the items they choose and sells them to her clients in installments with profit. Please note that some people consider such transactions to be forbidden. They maintain that she is not entitled to trade in all commodities and that she must have the commodities in her possession and not merely buy them according to her clients' wishes. According to them, such transactions do not subject her to loss which is among the conditions of trade.

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The rate of permissible profit in cash and installment sales

What is the permissible rate of profit in cash and installment sales?

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Using power of attorney after the death of the grantor

Is it permissible for a grandfather to use a power of attorney from his deceased son, after his the death of this son, to sell his son’s share in something to his other son?
To what extent is this considered to be a legal contract?

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What is the ruling for selling gold in installments?

What is the ruling for selling gold in installments?

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Changing the price of merchandise after its sale

My sister sold a plot of land to my other sister with a preliminary contract. After a brief period, a main road supplied with electricity was extended next to this plot of land. This caused the value of the land to rise. Is my sister entitled to demand the difference in price?

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Liquidated damages clause

Two people entered into a sale contract and agreed that the buyer pay 50.000 LE as a preliminary agreement to the purchase of a plot of land. They drew up a tentative contract which included a provision stipulating the payment of the above mentioned sum in damages if either party defaults. They agreed that the buyer pay the rest of the price for the plot of land after a month. But, one week later, the purchaser retracted from the sale and the seller refused to give him back the sum he paid.

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