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The Salam Contract for Bread and the Rise in Its Price During the Period

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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man enters into a forward sale of bread for a period of one year, and then the price of bread rises during that period, what is the ruling?

The Shaykh:
He is required to deliver the bread, even if its price rises. He is required to deliver the bread. Yes.

The questioner:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.

The Shaykh:
If it becomes difficult, that is a different matter. But as long as it has not become difficult, he bears the loss, even if its value rises. Yes.

The questioner:
I say.

The Shaykh:
Prices fluctuate; they may increase or decrease, subject to such and such,
Source الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 054-تكملة الرهن - الضمان - الحوالة - 16-8-23 هـ — archive.org (1:26:49)

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