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TRANSFER OF TITLE/ OWNERSHIP OF GOODS IN CONTRACT OF SALE UNDER ISLAMIC LAW
Ilyasu Ibrahim (Esq) and Zainab Umar Dange (Esq)

ABSTRACT
The central focus of this paper is the discussion on the transfer of title/ ownership of goods in the contract of sale under Islamic Law. The main intention of parties in the contract of sale is the movement of goods from the seller to the Buyer. Islamic Law defines a contract of sale as the delivery of a definite object which possesses legal value in exchange for something equivalent in value (called the price). When parties make a contract, they should know when a contract is made because it helps determine the passing of ownership of goods. Some conditions and rules govern the passing of ownership in the contract sale contract: the type of goods in the contract determines the Buyer's ownership. The form of the contract also plays a role in passing ownership in the contract and the parties' intention therein. It is immaterial whether the time of payment, the delivery of the goods, or both, is postponed; it will not affect the property's passing when the contract is made. The paper uses a doctrinal research methodology to examine the transfer of ownership/ title of goods in the contract of sale under Islamic Law; it concludes that knowledge of the moment at which a contract is made between the parties to the contract of sale is essential in determining the transfer of ownership/ title from the seller to the Buyer. Therefore, the paper is limited to discussing transfer ownership/ title of goods in the contract of sale under Islamic Law.


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