What is the ruling on selling watermelons with the condition that they be red?
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The questioner : There is no harm in asking, O Shaykh. What is prescribed in the matter of selling watermelons? The seller says to you, "It is possible," meaning the seller can condition that they be red. He cuts them open with a knife. What is the ruling on this sale, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, he cuts it open. It is a matter of offering the food and delaying the purchase. He cuts it open, and if the buyer is pleased with it, he buys it; otherwise, he does not.
The questioner : Before that, he says to him, "Do you want to buy it?"
The Shaykh : I know, my brother, what is the difference? There is no difference.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner : Watermelon or... or I don't know.
Another questioner : Offering the food as expiation, if for example he provides them with money.
The Shaykh : By Allah, this varies according to the opinion of the mujtahid. This is exactly like the ijtihad of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab in executing divorce with the phrase "three, three." This varies.
The Shaykh : No, he cuts it open. It is a matter of offering the food and delaying the purchase. He cuts it open, and if the buyer is pleased with it, he buys it; otherwise, he does not.
The questioner : Before that, he says to him, "Do you want to buy it?"
The Shaykh : I know, my brother, what is the difference? There is no difference.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
Another questioner : Watermelon or... or I don't know.
Another questioner : Offering the food as expiation, if for example he provides them with money.
The Shaykh : By Allah, this varies according to the opinion of the mujtahid. This is exactly like the ijtihad of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab in executing divorce with the phrase "three, three." This varies.
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