Source: Shaykh Mubashir Ahmad Rabbani – Ahkām wa Masā’il: Kitāb-o-Sunnat kī Roshnī meṅ
Is it permissible to purchase food items and similar necessities on credit in Islam?
Yes, purchasing such items on credit is permissible in Sharīʿah.
It is narrated from Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها that:
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ bought food grains on credit from a Jew and placed his armor with him as collateral."
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Rahn, Bāb: al-Rahn ʿinda al-Yahūd wa Ghayrihim – Hadith: 2513)
This authentic ḥadīth proves that food and daily necessities may be purchased on credit in Islam.
(And Allah knows best.)
❖ Question:
Is it permissible to purchase food items and similar necessities on credit in Islam?
❖ Answer:
Yes, purchasing such items on credit is permissible in Sharīʿah.
It is narrated from Sayyidah ʿĀ’ishah رضي الله عنها that:
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ bought food grains on credit from a Jew and placed his armor with him as collateral."
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, Kitāb al-Rahn, Bāb: al-Rahn ʿinda al-Yahūd wa Ghayrihim – Hadith: 2513)
This authentic ḥadīth proves that food and daily necessities may be purchased on credit in Islam.
(And Allah knows best.)
