(Gold for gold, silver for silver, wheat for wheat.
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)... I understand from this hadith that it is not permissible to buy salt, or wheat, or barley, or anything else with gold... Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh : I do not think so.
The questioner : Because he says, "If the categories differ, sell as you wish."
The Shaykh : Except for gold and silver, except for the two currencies, meaning from these categories... the word "categories" excludes the two currencies.
The questioner : That is what he says... categories.
The questioner : That it is considered a category, meaning...
The Shaykh : What does he say? And al-San'ani says the opposite.
The questioner : Meaning, it does not take from gold and silver.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In this specific phrase.
The questioner : Okay, gold with wheat... gold with wheat, you exchange them hand to hand.
The Shaykh : How do you differentiate gold? Where is the differentiation?
The questioner : Gold with silver, you differentiate them.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible; gold with silver does not allow differentiation, but it is permissible to buy with one of the two currencies whatever you wish from the other four items. When the Messenger pledged his armor with the Jew, in exchange for what?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What specifies it?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Do you understand what specifies it? He pledged it so that he could pay the price of the barley, yes.
The questioner : The hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)... I understand from this hadith that it is not permissible to buy salt, or wheat, or barley, or anything else with gold... Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh : I do not think so.
The questioner : Because he says, "If the categories differ, sell as you wish."
The Shaykh : Except for gold and silver, except for the two currencies, meaning from these categories... the word "categories" excludes the two currencies.
The questioner : That is what he says... categories.
The questioner : That it is considered a category, meaning...
The Shaykh : What does he say? And al-San'ani says the opposite.
The questioner : Meaning, it does not take from gold and silver.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In this specific phrase.
The questioner : Okay, gold with wheat... gold with wheat, you exchange them hand to hand.
The Shaykh : How do you differentiate gold? Where is the differentiation?
The questioner : Gold with silver, you differentiate them.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible; gold with silver does not allow differentiation, but it is permissible to buy with one of the two currencies whatever you wish from the other four items. When the Messenger pledged his armor with the Jew, in exchange for what?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What specifies it?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Do you understand what specifies it? He pledged it so that he could pay the price of the barley, yes.