Can I Buy Items in Bulk?

Question:

Can we buy more than one item in bulk?

Answer:

Wa ‘alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa baraktuh.

I pray you are well.

Yes, it is permissible to buy items in bulk. There is no problem with that, even if it is for personal use. However, it is not permissible to buy things to monopolize them or to sell this at a vastly increased cost, as this is harmful to people and society. [Zayla’i, Tabyin al-Haqa’iq]

Ethical trade is highly encouraged in Islam. Honest traders will find getting to Paradise easier.

May Allah grant you the best of both worlds.

[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat began his studies in Arabic Grammar and Morphology in 2005. After graduating with a degree in English and History he moved to Damascus in 2007 where, for 18 months, he studied with many erudite scholars. In late 2008 he moved to Amman, Jordan, where he continued his studies for the next six years in Sacred Law (fiqh), legal theory (Usul al-fiqh), theology, hadith methodology, hadith commentary, and Logic. He was also given licenses of mastery in the science of Quranic recital and he was able to study an extensive curriculum of Quranic sciences, tafsir, Arabic grammar, and Arabic eloquence.