The ruling on buying barley from two sources at different prices
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Question:
May Allah reward you. He says: We are owners of mills, and because of the drought, we buy a ton of barley from the government supply for seventy-seven dinars, and we buy it from merchants on credit for a period of eight months, with a difference of thirty-six dinars for that variety. Is this riba (usury or interest) or not?
Answer:
This is not riba, as long as the seller is different. That is, the government entity is providing it at a subsidized price, and if you take it from a commercial entity at a higher price, then the two contracts are different, so that does not fall under it. Yes.
May Allah reward you. He says: We are owners of mills, and because of the drought, we buy a ton of barley from the government supply for seventy-seven dinars, and we buy it from merchants on credit for a period of eight months, with a difference of thirty-six dinars for that variety. Is this riba (usury or interest) or not?
Answer:
This is not riba, as long as the seller is different. That is, the government entity is providing it at a subsidized price, and if you take it from a commercial entity at a higher price, then the two contracts are different, so that does not fall under it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14/10 شرح العقيدة الطحاوية/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:34:59)
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