Gharar: forbidden uncertain sales

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Selling what one does not own or what is uncertain: gharar's definition, expressly forbidden sales and its application to modern contracts.

Sources and references

• al-Bukhari 2144
• Muslim 1512
• al-Bukhari 2043
• Muslim 1515
• Muslim 1522
• Muslim 1523
• Muslim 3989
• al-Bukhari 2082
• Muslim 1538
• al-Bukhari 2086
• al-Bukhari 2025
• Muslim 1526

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