The Ruling on the Open Buffet
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some fatwas are attributed to you, and I want to verify them and their correctness from you, specifically the prohibition of the open buffet. Did you, Honorable Shaykh, issue a ruling prohibiting it?
Answer:
I did not forbid the buffet. They asked me about the person who enters the buffet, eats whatever he wants, and pays a fixed amount. I say this is unknown; this is unknown. Buying and selling requires that the item being sold be known, and this is unknown. One does not know what he will eat—will it be a lot or a little? That is what I say.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some fatwas are attributed to you, and I want to verify them and their correctness from you, specifically the prohibition of the open buffet. Did you, Honorable Shaykh, issue a ruling prohibiting it?
Answer:
I did not forbid the buffet. They asked me about the person who enters the buffet, eats whatever he wants, and pays a fixed amount. I say this is unknown; this is unknown. Buying and selling requires that the item being sold be known, and this is unknown. One does not know what he will eat—will it be a lot or a little? That is what I say.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 40 — youtube.com (49:08)
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