Identifying a property by photos or video for the purpose of leasing
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Question:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I see the property through photographs or through video, is that sufficient to identify it for the lease?
Answer:
No, photographs are not sufficient. If you were shown a photograph of a car or a donkey, the third car, a film from fifty years ago, this is gharar (excessive uncertainty in a contract) and an insult, yes.
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I see the property through photographs or through video, is that sufficient to identify it for the lease?
Answer:
No, photographs are not sufficient. If you were shown a photograph of a car or a donkey, the third car, a film from fifty years ago, this is gharar (excessive uncertainty in a contract) and an insult, yes.
Source
شرح زاد المستقنع [53] — alfawzan.live (1:21:32)
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