Is selling a lifetime subscription to an application under development at a discount, with the possibility of a refund within ten days of use after the application's launch, permissible or impermissible (halal or haram)?
It is permissible to sell an application before its creation—provided its size, form, and functions are known—through an Istisna' (manufacturing) contract. Its price may also be paid in installments. After its sale, the application becomes the property of the buyer.
Similarly, it is permissible to lease an application before its creation if it can be precisely defined by description and a date for its creation and use can be specified. In such a case, the contract for its lease for one year would begin from a specific month from the present date.
Specifying a delivery date for the application is essential, as failure to do so constitutes (excessive uncertainty). In long-term lease contracts, it is permissible to agree on the rent for the initial period and then increase it in subsequent periods by a known percentage or link it to a known index.
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