Movable property (manqul) as against immovable (aqar)

In the lexicon manqul is what is moved from place to place. For most jurists it is any thing that can be moved from one place to another, whether or not it keeps its form, and its counterpart is the immovable (aqar). ^{1 2}

Jurists differ on selling a movable before taking it into possession; see the entries on invalid sale and on possession. ²

Jurists differ on whether pre-emption applies to movables; see the entry on pre-emption. ²

A guardian may sell movable property under his charge if the price matches its worth or falls within the small discount people accept; the sale of immovables needs a lawful reason. ²

Most jurists hold that a movable may be usurped. Endowment of movables is allowed by the Shafi'is, Hanbalis and, in the accepted view, the Malikis, and by Zufar; Abu Hanifa and Abu Yusuf forbid it as a direct endowment, and Muhammad allows it where it is customary. ^{2 3}

The Malikis, Shafi'is and Hanbalis hold that movables are taken into possession by moving or transferring them. The Hanafis say by taking them in hand or by placing them at the other's disposal. ^{3 4}