If gold contains diamonds, for example, is it obligatory to separate them when selling?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. I say that selling... gold comes in types with stones like diamonds and the like. This... this requires separating the stones?
The Shaykh : Yes, otherwise he sells it without the gold.
The questioner : How, O Shaykh...?
The Shaykh : Yes, I sell it for paper money.
The questioner : Yes... he pays... paper money, I want paper money.
The Shaykh : No, there is nothing wrong with paper money, but for example, I have a gold set and this man has a gold set with stones. It is not permissible for us to sell one to the other, but if I sell it for dirhams, there is nothing wrong.
The questioner : I want the dirhams.
The Shaykh : No, no, there is nothing wrong with dirhams. Yes, Shaybah?
The Shaykh : Yes, otherwise he sells it without the gold.
The questioner : How, O Shaykh...?
The Shaykh : Yes, I sell it for paper money.
The questioner : Yes... he pays... paper money, I want paper money.
The Shaykh : No, there is nothing wrong with paper money, but for example, I have a gold set and this man has a gold set with stones. It is not permissible for us to sell one to the other, but if I sell it for dirhams, there is nothing wrong.
The questioner : I want the dirhams.
The Shaykh : No, no, there is nothing wrong with dirhams. Yes, Shaybah?