The current popular sales system is dropshipping. This pattern is widely applied by online store owners who sell their products only by relying on mobile phones and social media. However, the development of the times must certainly proceed without violating Islamic principles in conducting business as a dropshipper. What is the Islamic law regarding dropshipping? Without further ado, let's take a look at the following complete explanation.

The profit obtained by the seller is obtained from the price difference between wholesale and retail prices. But there are also retailers or resellers who receive their commission through agreements from sales paid directly by the manufacturer to the reseller. This dropship system is currently popular, especially among online business people. Usually, these sellers already have an online store and the items are sold through a catalog. Buyer transactions are done online.

"To dropship with goods that do not have permission from the supplier, the seller will create their own account. Within that account, the items being sold and offered are displayed, but the items are still in the original merchant's possession. In this case, the seller only helps to find the goods without any agreement for compensation with the first seller."

Regarding this dropship system, the scholars have decided that it is forbidden. However, according to the Hanafi school of thought, it is still allowed as long as the dropshipper knows the general characteristics of the goods. In addition to the Hanafi school, some followers of the Shafi'i school also still allow this buying and selling system. The condition is that the goods being sold can be easily recognized and their distinctive features are not easily changed.

The thing that weakens the dropship law in this Islamic system is the issue of permission that dropshippers do not obtain from suppliers. Meanwhile, Sheikh Wahbah Zuhaily from the Malikiyyah school allows this system with his explanation conveyed in Al-Fiqhu al-Islam wa Adillatuhu: "Brokerage sales are permissible. And the fee taken by the broker (dropshipper) is halal because it is obtained due to reasonable effort and hard work."

The second system is dropshipping with products that already have permission from the supplier. It means that the dropshipper requests permission from the supplier to sell their products. Therefore, the merchant's position is as someone who has the authority to sell the products, and their position is the same as a reseller. However, the products being sold are not yet available with the seller.