Advance Payment in the Transaction of Goods

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Advance payment to receive goods at an appointed time in the future is lawful if the length and width are fully described.”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah who has said the following: “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about advance payment to receive goods on a date in future which is payment in advance for silk or goods made in the location where you live. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is lawful if the time is known.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Isma’il ibn Marrar from Yunus from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Advance payment to receive goods in future is lawful if the length and width is made known.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.