The ruling on making exchange conditional on purchase
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I go to a shop owner wanting to exchange one hundred riyals, and he says, “If you buy from me, I will exchange for you,”
The Shaykh:
this is not permissible; it is a sale and an exchange. He said, “I will exchange for you on the condition that you buy from me.” This is two sales in one sale.
The questioner:
And if that is in my heart, then it is
The Shaykh:
If there is no condition, then what is in the hearts is known only to Allah. In transactions, one looks at the outward appearance and does not look at what is in the hearts. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I go to a shop owner wanting to exchange one hundred riyals, and he says, “If you buy from me, I will exchange for you,”
The Shaykh:
this is not permissible; it is a sale and an exchange. He said, “I will exchange for you on the condition that you buy from me.” This is two sales in one sale.
The questioner:
And if that is in my heart, then it is
The Shaykh:
If there is no condition, then what is in the hearts is known only to Allah. In transactions, one looks at the outward appearance and does not look at what is in the hearts. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/71 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:17)
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