What is the ruling on selling goods in an auction in sealed containers of unknown contents?
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Question:
There are goods piled up. There are. There are goods accumulated in the ports, left by their owners for reasons such as high customs duties or other reasons. Then, an auction is held for these goods in large containers, and these containers are not opened; rather, the sale takes place while they are sealed, and it is a matter of luck.
Answer:
First, this is a sale without the consent of the owner, and a sale is only valid by mutual consent[An-Nisa 4:29]. Second, it is unknown in the manner described by the questioner; the contents of the containers are unknown, and one does not know what is inside them. It is a sale of an unknown item, and a sale without the consent of its owner. Yes.
There are goods piled up. There are. There are goods accumulated in the ports, left by their owners for reasons such as high customs duties or other reasons. Then, an auction is held for these goods in large containers, and these containers are not opened; rather, the sale takes place while they are sealed, and it is a matter of luck.
Answer:
First, this is a sale without the consent of the owner, and a sale is only valid by mutual consent
but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent
إِلَّا أَن تَكُونَ تِجَارَةً عَن تَرَاضٍ مِّنكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم بيع البضائع في الحراج بحاويات مغلقة مجهولة المحتوى؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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