And someone said that there is no offer and no acceptance, so what about the one who needed a ride in the Sacred Mosque and said, “Take me for an Umrah”?
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The Shaykh : This is an important question. I mean, if he says there is no offer and no acceptance, and this person who needed a ride came to the Sacred Mosque, got in, and said, “Come on, let’s go,” is this not a contract?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : By custom, this is a customary contract, just as if you went to the washer and gave him the garment. But sometimes some people find the grocer in the mosque and say, “So-and-so, send a bag of sugar to the house, a bag of tea, or something like that,” saying it this way. Is this permissible or not?
The student: It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. This is a sale. This is a sale because the meaning of his saying “send it to the house” is that he bought it. Now, is agency in a sale permissible or not?
The student: It is permissible.
The Shaykh : If you appoint someone to sell something for you or buy something while you are in the mosque, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes...
The student: No.
The Shaykh : By custom, this is a customary contract, just as if you went to the washer and gave him the garment. But sometimes some people find the grocer in the mosque and say, “So-and-so, send a bag of sugar to the house, a bag of tea, or something like that,” saying it this way. Is this permissible or not?
The student: It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. This is a sale. This is a sale because the meaning of his saying “send it to the house” is that he bought it. Now, is agency in a sale permissible or not?
The student: It is permissible.
The Shaykh : If you appoint someone to sell something for you or buy something while you are in the mosque, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes...