The text presents past-tense declarations as the basic operative form. Hanafi commentary also recognizes other expressions or conduct that unmistakably communicate a present transaction.
“I may sell next week” is a promise about the future, not itself a completed sale. Phrases such as “Take it for 500” must be considered in context: do the parties mean to transact immediately, and has acceptance occurred?
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Kitab al-Buyu: Offer, Acceptance, Binding Sales and Price Clarity
The text presents past-tense declarations as the basic operative form. Hanafi commentary also recognizes other expressions or conduct that unmistakably communicate a present transaction.
“I may sell next week” is a promise about the future, not itself a completed sale. Phrases such as “Take it for 500” must be considered in context: do the parties mean to transact immediately, and has acceptance occurred?