The ruling on buying sheep at exorbitant prices on the basis of lineage and breed
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on one who buys and sells sheep for large sums of money, buying
The Shaykh:
Large sums means a great deal.
The questioner:
He says: He buys a single head for a large amount of money on the grounds that this head has a distinguished lineage, breed, and appearance. Is the one who engages in this practice considered a fool in his money?
The Shaykh:
This is a waste of money, and it is not permissible to exaggerate in this way because of advertising. This also falls under gambling. It is not permissible. Sheep are sold at their usual value, without exaggeration. Like the one who says, "My mother, the camels are coming, and I do not know how." All of this is falsehood and consuming wealth through falsehood.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on one who buys and sells sheep for large sums of money, buying
The Shaykh:
Large sums means a great deal.
The questioner:
He says: He buys a single head for a large amount of money on the grounds that this head has a distinguished lineage, breed, and appearance. Is the one who engages in this practice considered a fool in his money?
The Shaykh:
This is a waste of money, and it is not permissible to exaggerate in this way because of advertising. This also falls under gambling. It is not permissible. Sheep are sold at their usual value, without exaggeration. Like the one who says, "My mother, the camels are coming, and I do not know how." All of this is falsehood and consuming wealth through falsehood.
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثالث في انقسام أدوية أمراض القلب إلى قسمين : طبيعية وشرعية — islamhouse.com (1:15:25)
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