LessonsKhiyar al-Shart: Duration, Ownership, Rescission and Stipulated AttributesQuiz

Possession means physical or effective control. Ownership is a separate legal status. They need not coincide.

When the seller has the stipulated option, the buyer may nevertheless hold the goods. The cited rule still keeps title with the seller.

It would therefore be incorrect to infer title automatically from mere physical delivery.

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Possession is not the same as ownership

Khiyar al-Shart: Duration, Ownership, Rescission and Stipulated Attributes

Possession means physical or effective control. Ownership is a separate legal status. They need not coincide.

When the seller has the stipulated option, the buyer may nevertheless hold the goods. The cited rule still keeps title with the seller.

It would therefore be incorrect to infer title automatically from mere physical delivery.