What is the ruling on buying a government apartment that the seller does not yet own?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If you bought the apartment from someone who does not own it, the sale is void, whether the seller was promised ownership or contracted under a lease-to-own system. However, if the man bought the apartment from the government on an installment plan and still owes installments, the sale is valid, unless the government prohibits its sale before the installments are paid off, in which case there is a difference of opinion.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/170682
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 170682
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy