Question by Izzideen Ibn Abd As-Salam: As-Salaam Alaikum Wa Rahmatulah Wa Barakatuhu Our honourable Sheikh, I pray that you receive my message and you are in the best of health. I pray that you will be patient to address my question which I will outline in this manner: A buyer goes to a seller to buy a house or a plot of land, the sale will be in payment of installments as they agreed upon. The buyer takes the house or the plot of land, but he does not possess the full ownership until the last payment of the installments. The buyer can do almost anything with what he bought except for selling it. For example, he can not sell the what he purchased only after paying the last installment of payment. The question posed now: “People approach members of the Hizb to ask them about this type of transaction because of the trust they have in them. However, the replies from the members differ, some say it is permitted and others say it is prohibited as follows: Those who say it is permitted:
"Thoughts are the greatest wealth of any nation."