The ruling on mentioning two prices for a commodity, one immediate and one deferred
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I went to buy a refrigerator, and the merchant told me the immediate price is three thousand and the deferred price is four thousand, and you have the choice. Is this permissible?
Answer:
You must take one of the two prices, either the deferred one or the immediate one. It is not permissible for him to say, “If you pay it immediately, it is such-and-such, and if you pay it deferred, it is such-and-such.” You want to buy it for two prices? This is not permissible. You must commit to one price, either immediate or deferred. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I went to buy a refrigerator, and the merchant told me the immediate price is three thousand and the deferred price is four thousand, and you have the choice. Is this permissible?
Answer:
You must take one of the two prices, either the deferred one or the immediate one. It is not permissible for him to say, “If you pay it immediately, it is such-and-such, and if you pay it deferred, it is such-and-such.” You want to buy it for two prices? This is not permissible. You must commit to one price, either immediate or deferred. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب النهي عن ثمن عسب الفحل — islamhouse.com (57:59)
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