We said that food is not to be sold until it is measured because there is ambiguity in it, so on which of them does the loss fall, the buyer or the seller?

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : We said that food is not to be sold until it is measured, we said because of the ambiguity in it, we said... sometimes it increases and sometimes it decreases, so if it increases, the loss falls on the buyer, and if it decreases, it falls on the seller. Is that correct, O Shaykh, if it increases, the loss falls on the buyer?

The Shaykh : How?

The questioner : If it increases.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Does the loss not fall on the seller?

The Shaykh : How not, it falls on the buyer.

The questioner : How, O Shaykh, the buyer benefits and takes it with an increase, so he does not become the one who suffers a loss.

The Shaykh : No, no, my brother.

The questioner : How, may Allah reward you?

The Shaykh : How does it fall on the buyer.

The questioner : How...

The Shaykh : For example, if it increases...

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : How many grains does he get if we assume that the sa' is, for example... three... so if it decreases, how much does it become?

The questioner : Five hundred.

The Shaykh : It becomes nine dirhams.

The questioner : Strange!

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.

The questioner : We are saying it increases, not decreases?

The Shaykh : No, it increases in volume and decreases in number, and then when it dries, its volume also decreases.

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : Is it clear?

The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : Huh?

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : He bought a car.

The Shaykh : Yes.