What is the ruling on opening an electronic bank account that includes the option of opening a non-physical gold account, and what is the ruling on the bank exchanging a different currency for the account's currency upon receipt, and is it permissible for the exchange to be delayed for one or two days?
There is no objection to the questioner opening a gold account if he has not already done so. It is not permissible for the bank to be an agent for the account holder in the exchange and the second party in the exchange contract simultaneously, according to the majority of jurists. However, the Hanbalis permit this with the client's permission. What the questioner mentioned about the exchange preceding the transfer when the two contracts meet applies to transferring funds, not receiving them. In such a case, the exchange precedes the transfer to ensure possession, and then the funds are transferred after they have been exchanged.
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