The Ruling on the Open Buffet
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some fatwas are attributed to you, and I want to verify them and their correctness from you, specifically the prohibition of the open buffet. Did you, Honorable Shaykh, issue a ruling prohibiting it?
Answer:
I did not prohibit the buffet. They asked me about the one who enters the buffet, eats whatever he wants, and pays a fixed amount. I said this is unknown, and buying and selling requires that the item sold be known, and this is unknown. One does not know whether he will eat a lot or a little? That is what I said.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some fatwas are attributed to you, and I want to verify them and their correctness from you, specifically the prohibition of the open buffet. Did you, Honorable Shaykh, issue a ruling prohibiting it?
Answer:
I did not prohibit the buffet. They asked me about the one who enters the buffet, eats whatever he wants, and pays a fixed amount. I said this is unknown, and buying and selling requires that the item sold be known, and this is unknown. One does not know whether he will eat a lot or a little? That is what I said.
Source
التفسير المفصّل، تفسير من سورة الحجرات إلى سورة الناس [43] — alfawzan.live (49:08)
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