What is the ruling on what is called the open buffet?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some restaurants operate in this manner, which is called the open buffet, where you pay a fixed amount and then eat whatever you want, whether the food is worth more than that amount or less. What is the ruling on this method?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is gharar (excessive uncertainty in a contract). It contains gharar and ignorance. It contains gharar and ignorance. It is necessary to specify the amount you will eat daily. The amount must be specified, and you must not exceed it. As for something unknown where you eat whatever you want, this is ignorance and gharar, and a type of gambling and risk-taking. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some restaurants operate in this manner, which is called the open buffet, where you pay a fixed amount and then eat whatever you want, whether the food is worth more than that amount or less. What is the ruling on this method?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is gharar (excessive uncertainty in a contract). It contains gharar and ignorance. It contains gharar and ignorance. It is necessary to specify the amount you will eat daily. The amount must be specified, and you must not exceed it. As for something unknown where you eat whatever you want, this is ignorance and gharar, and a type of gambling and risk-taking. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [667 -1024] ما حكم ما يسمى بالبوفيه المفتوح؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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