What is the ruling on the owner of sheep saying to the buyer: “Go and choose whatever you want for a specific price”?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I have a group of sheep, so I tell the buyer, “Go to the yard and choose whatever you want for a specific price.” Is that permissible?
Answer:
No, it must be specified. For example, if he says, “I want this one,” and I say, “I see it is worth so much and so much,” that is fine. But if he says, “Go and choose whatever you want for so much,” that is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I have a group of sheep, so I tell the buyer, “Go to the yard and choose whatever you want for a specific price.” Is that permissible?
Answer:
No, it must be specified. For example, if he says, “I want this one,” and I say, “I see it is worth so much and so much,” that is fine. But if he says, “Go and choose whatever you want for so much,” that is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1612 -3022] ما حكم قول صاحب الغنم للمشتري: اذهب واختر ما شئت بقيمة معينة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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