What is the ruling on purchasing a commodity in installments from a seller who does not own it at the time of sale, where he buys it after the customer requests it and then sells it to him in installments, and are the amounts paid in this manner considered unlawful?
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"What a woman does by purchasing and taking possession of an item, then selling it in installments, is permissible. It is also permissible to authorize someone other than the buyer to purchase and take possession of the item."
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