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Is it permissible to purchase gold with a certified check that cannot be cashed immediately due to the unavailability of liquidity in banks, and can only be disbursed when liquidity becomes available?

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It is not permissible to buy gold with a certified check that has no transferable balance, because it is considered a post-dated check and does not fulfill the Sharia requirement of immediate possession (taqabud). The check considered valid for constructive possession (qabd hukmi) is one that meets the conditions and has a transferable balance, in accordance with the resolution of the Islamic Fiqh Academy.

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