The Ruling on Food Offers Until Satiety for a Fixed Amount

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some restaurants offer deals called "eat until you are full" for twenty riyals. What is the ruling on this practice?

Answer:
This is unknown and not permissible. Eating until full is unknown. You do not know what "full" means, so this is not permissible. I told you that most people today do not live except on risks and unknowns, and they consider this to be a source of wealth. This is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade gharar (excessive uncertainty in a contract), he forbade risk, and he forbade selling fruits before they ripen. Indeed, the Qur'an forbids selling dead animals. Therefore, transactions must be clear and free from ignorance and harm. These are the sales of Muslims. There are companies that buy the house you choose, then write the house in the company's name, and then the company sells the house to you in installments. This is what we mentioned regarding banks: they go to company properties or to exhibitions and say to the seller of land or houses, "Sell us what is suitable, and you have nothing [to give us]." They say, "You sell us what is suitable," and then we get a fixed value and then buy it. This is not permissible because when you go to them, they have nothing. So do not go except to people who have goods, and buy from them. Yes.