What is bulk sale and what is its ruling?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How is our Shaykh doing, if Allah wills?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, we praise Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). We want to ask you, O Shaykh, about a matter from the matters I mentioned to you yesterday, if Allah wills. Yesterday I asked you, and I told you that I am registering my property, if Allah wills. I want to ask you about matters concerning Sudan, that is.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : For example, we have bulk sale. What is bulk sale, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Bulk sale means risk, meaning that which contains excessive uncertainty and ignorance. For example, a pile of wheat. Is that understood up to this point?
The questioner : Understood.
The Shaykh : A pile of wheat. How many kilograms? What is its weight? It is unknown. That is what bulk sale is.
The questioner : What is its legal ruling?
The Shaykh : Of course, it is invalid and not permissible.
The questioner : In Sudan, we buy grains, corn, and wheat by the sack. Is this sack meant to be filled?
The Shaykh : If the weight or kilograms of this sack are not known, that is what is meant by bulk sale.
The questioner : And vegetables and tomatoes by quantity without weighing or measuring?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. Whatever is measured or weighed must be measured and weighed, otherwise it becomes a gamble and falls under the sale of excessive uncertainty. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited the sale of excessive uncertainty, such as wool on the backs of sheep, fish in the water, and the like.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : How is our Shaykh doing, if Allah wills?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah, we praise Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). We want to ask you, O Shaykh, about a matter from the matters I mentioned to you yesterday, if Allah wills. Yesterday I asked you, and I told you that I am registering my property, if Allah wills. I want to ask you about matters concerning Sudan, that is.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : For example, we have bulk sale. What is bulk sale, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Bulk sale means risk, meaning that which contains excessive uncertainty and ignorance. For example, a pile of wheat. Is that understood up to this point?
The questioner : Understood.
The Shaykh : A pile of wheat. How many kilograms? What is its weight? It is unknown. That is what bulk sale is.
The questioner : What is its legal ruling?
The Shaykh : Of course, it is invalid and not permissible.
The questioner : In Sudan, we buy grains, corn, and wheat by the sack. Is this sack meant to be filled?
The Shaykh : If the weight or kilograms of this sack are not known, that is what is meant by bulk sale.
The questioner : And vegetables and tomatoes by quantity without weighing or measuring?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. Whatever is measured or weighed must be measured and weighed, otherwise it becomes a gamble and falls under the sale of excessive uncertainty. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited the sale of excessive uncertainty, such as wool on the backs of sheep, fish in the water, and the like.
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