What is the ruling on taking a deposit for the purchase of a commodity that is not with the seller and is manufactured specifically for the buyer?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Since the questioner is the seller of clothes and not the manufacturer, the transaction can be structured as a parallel manufacturing contract (Istisna al-Muwazi), which does not require the full price to be paid at the contract session for its validity. Rather, the price may be paid in advance, or its entirety or a portion of it may be deferred.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/187875
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 187875
- 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