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Question: I run an online business, is it permissible to sell an item that I do not own as yet? 

Answer: In Sunan Tirmidhi, there is a narration in which Hakim ibn Hizam  Radiyallahu asked Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam : O Messenger of Allah! At times an individual comes to me to purchase a specific item that I do not possess. Can I sell him the item and then purchase it from the market? The Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: Do not sell what you don’t own.

Hence, it  is not permissible to sell an  item that one does not own. 

However, there are two ways in which the sale may be structured which may make it permissible 1) Using the Salam model or 2) Engaging in a promise of sale agreement. 

1)Salam is a sale whereby the seller undertakes to supply some specific goods to the buyer at a future date in exchange of an advanced price fully paid on spot.

Briefly,  the requisites of a Salam transaction is a follows:

1.The seller  should indicate beforehand that he is not in possession of the item 

2.Full payment of the price should be made at the time of affecting the sale.

3.It is necessary that the quality of the commodity is fully specified leaving no ambiguity which may lead to a dispute. All the possible details in this respect must be expressly mentioned.

4.The exact date and place of delivery must be specified in the contract.

5.Salam can only be affected in those commodities whose quality and quantity can be specified exactly

6.The items ordered should be available in the market from the time of the transaction right until the delivery date.

7.The item or goods purchased through Salam should be such that its equivalent is available in the market (e.g. cutlery, rice, food items, etc.). If the item is such that it does not have an exact equivalent (e.g. live stock), then it will not be permissible to purchase such an item through salam. [Babus Salam, Al Lubaab Fee Sharhil Kitaab Vol 1 Page 225]

If these conditions and requisites are met then it will be permissible to sell an item that one does not own as yet. 

2) Promise Sale Agreement: The seller should offer the goods to the  potential buyers in a way that dispels ambiguity and  prevents any dispute arising.  The seller should  state that the  goods are not yet in his possession. He will take the money of the buyer as a trust and promise to sell the goods to the buyer when  it  comes into his possession. This is called a “promise to buy” agreement which is not entirely  binding on either of the  parties. Once the goods have come into the possession of the buyer, he will effectuate the sale. Only at that point will the  transaction become binding. 

And Almighty Allah Knows Best

Yusuf Moosagie 

 

Question: How many Rakaats  does the   Jumuah Salaah comprise of?

Answer: The total number of Rakaats of Jumuah are Fourteen:  Four Sunnatul Muakkadah, Two Fardh, Four Sannatul Muakkadah, Two Sunnah Ghair Muakkadah and Two Nafl.

And Almighty Allah Knows Best

Yusuf Moosagie 

 (وسن)  مؤكدا ( اربع قبل الظهر  والجمعة ) ( رد المحتار ج٢ ص ١٢

ويستن بعدها اربعا او ستا على الخلاف ( رد المحتار ج٢ ص ٤٤٦

وعن أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنها قَالَتْ: قالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

: منْ حَافظَ عَلى أَرْبَعِ ركعَاتٍ قَبْلَ الظُّهْرِ، وَأَرْبعٍ بَعْدَهَا، حَرَّمهُ اللَّه عَلَى النَّارَ.

رواه أَبو داود، والترمذي،

 

What are the specific virtues  to reading certain Surahs every evening? 

 

1.Waqiah

Sayyidina Ibn Masoud  R.A.  reports  that the Messenger  Sallallahu Alaihi Wasaallam said: "Whoever reads Surah Waqiah every night, poverty will not come over him"  Baihaqi

 

  1. Surah Yaseen 

Sayyidina Abu Huraira R.A.  reports that the Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has said, “Whoever recites Surah Yaseen at night seeking the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala, that night he will be forgiven.” (Abu Nuaym)

 

3.Surah Mulk

The Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasaallam) said: "There is Surah in the Qur'an. It consists of only 30 verses. It defends a person who recites it perpetually and leads him/her to Paradise. It is Tabarak.”  Abu Dawood

 

  1. Surah Sajdah 

Sayyiduna Jabir bin ‘Abdullah R.A.  reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam  would not sleep until he recited Surah Sajdah and Surah Mulk. (Sunan Tirmidhi



  1. Ayatul Kursi 

Sayyidina Abu Umamah  R.A. reports  that the Nabi Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam said, ".Whoever recites  Aayat ul Kursi (Surah 2 al-Baqarah 255) after every  Salaah, nothing will prevent him from entering Paradise except that (he must) die (first)." Nasa'i 

 

  1. Closing Verses of Surah Baqara

Sayyidina Abu Mas’ud Al-Badri R.A.  reports that he  heard the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam  say, “He who recites the two Ayat at the end of Surat Al-Baqarah at night, they will suffice him.” [Bukhari]



  1. Surah  Kafiroon 

ISayyidina Nawfal al-Ashja’i  R.A. reports that  Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said to him: “Recite Qul yaa ayyuha’l-kaafiroon then go to sleep at the end of it, for it is a disavowal of shirk.” [Abu Dawood]

 

  1. Three Quls 

Sayyididah Aaisshah R.A.  reports that when Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam went to bed every night, he would hold his hands together and blow into them, and recite into them Qul Huwa Allaahu Ahad, Qul a’oodhu bi rabb il-falaq and Qul a’oodhu bi rabb il-naas. Then he would wipe them over whatever he could of his body, starting with his head and face and the front of his body, and he would do that three times. [Bukhari]

 

  1. Surahs Israa & Zumar

ISayyidah Aaishah  R.A.  reports that The Prophet  Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam would not go to sleep until he had recited Bani Israa’eel (Surah Israa) and al-Zumar.” [al-Tirmidhi]

 

  1. Musabbihat

Sayyiduna Irbad Ibn Sariyah R.A. narrated that the Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam used to recite Al Musabbihat before he went to sleep and said: "In them there is a verse that is more meritorious than a thousand verses."  Abu Dawood

 

(a) Al Hadid - Surah No 57;

(b) Al Hashar - Surah No 59;

(c) As Saff - Surah No 61;

(d) Jumu'ah - Surah No 62 &

(e) At Taghabun - Surah No 64

(f) Surah Aala - Surah No 87 

 

In conclusion, I would like to say that I have mentioned the virtues of specific Surahs that are to be recited at night. Together with that, there is also general encouragement for reciting Quraan. 

The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam  said: “Whoever reads ten verses at night will not be recorded as one of the negligent.” Haakim

May Almighty Allah grant us true love for the Noble Quraan and make us form those who recite the Noble Quraan excessively. 

 

And Almighty Allah Knows Best 

Yusuf Moosagie 

(22nd September 2020) 



Question: Is it necessary to gargle the mouth when making Ghusl or will rinsing the mouth suffice?

Answer: When one is taking an obligatory (Fardh) Ghusl, it is necessary (Wajib) to ensure that water reaches the entire mouth. This is a basic requirement for the validity of one’s Ghusl. Furthermore, the act of gargling the mouth is Sunnah which enhances and perfects one’s Ghusal.
(والمبالغة فيهما ) بالغرغرة ، ومجاوزة المارن ( لغير الصاءم) شامي ج١ص١١٦
(غسل ) كل (فمه) شامى ج١ ص ١٥١
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best