Ruling on taking the remaining price at a later time when currency exchange is unavailable
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I gave the seller one hundred riyals and bought from him for fifty riyals, and he did not have any exchange.
The Shaykh:
The beginning.
The questioner:
I gave the seller one hundred riyals and bought for only fifty riyals, and he did not have any exchange. Is it permissible for me to take the remainder at a later time?
The Shaykh:
Exchange the hundred; exchange it with someone else, and the price of the goods becomes due to him. Yes, this removes the issue. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
And do not delay; you should pay this value at a later time. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Leave the goods with him until you pay the value; there are many ways out, praise be to Allah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I gave the seller one hundred riyals and bought from him for fifty riyals, and he did not have any exchange.
The Shaykh:
The beginning.
The questioner:
I gave the seller one hundred riyals and bought for only fifty riyals, and he did not have any exchange. Is it permissible for me to take the remainder at a later time?
The Shaykh:
Exchange the hundred; exchange it with someone else, and the price of the goods becomes due to him. Yes, this removes the issue. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
And do not delay; you should pay this value at a later time. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Leave the goods with him until you pay the value; there are many ways out, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: والشروط في النكاح نوعان — islamhouse.com (1:11:02)
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