Auctions
Question
Q. Is auctioning to purchase a home or vehicle or selling any personal item of oneself through the form of auctioning permissible in Islam?
Answer
The concept of auctioning is permissible in Islam.
And Allah Knows Best
- Answered by
- Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
- Checked by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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