Identifying a property by photographs or video for the purpose of renting
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I see a house through photographs or through video, is that sufficient to identify it for the purpose of leasing?
Answer:
No, photographs are not sufficient. If you were shown a photograph of a car or a donkey, and the car was photographed fifty or a hundred years ago, that is gharar (excessive uncertainty in a contract) and ignorance. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I see a house through photographs or through video, is that sufficient to identify it for the purpose of leasing?
Answer:
No, photographs are not sufficient. If you were shown a photograph of a car or a donkey, and the car was photographed fifty or a hundred years ago, that is gharar (excessive uncertainty in a contract) and ignorance. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 063 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / البيع / الإجارة / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:26)
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