The Evidence of the Verse and the One Who Came with It for the Permissibility of an Unknown Wage

The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Some people claim that an unknown wage is permissible based on the evidence of the verse and the one who came with it, since the load is not known precisely, so it is permissible for the wage to be unknown. Is this correct?

The Shaykh:
No, that is not correct. In exchange, the amount must be known. However, they said that it is permissible to guarantee an unknown amount. This is very specific. They cite this as evidence for guaranteeing an unknown amount. It is permissible for you to guarantee it, and to guarantee the rights that became obligatory upon a person, even if it was unknown at the time of the guarantee. This indicates the permissibility of guaranteeing an unknown amount, but a wage must be known.

The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding monetary amounts, which ones follow the standard of the middle class of people, and which ones do not follow the standard of those present?

The Shaykh:
Although, and Allah knows best, it is the load of a camel. You know that this is in the context of the food supply (mireh), where the sons of Ya'qub (peace be upon them) were measured, and they had the food supply and food with them. So the load of the camel of food is like what they had with them, like what they had with them, meaning the load of the camel of food is like what you have, yes.