The discussion regarding the author's statement: "And whoever sells a ribawi item on credit and exchanges its price for something that is not sold on credit."

The Shaykh : Illustrate this issue mentioned by the author: whoever sells a ribawi item on credit and exchanges its price for something that is not sold on credit, it is not valid, brother?

The questioner : If he sells dates for a deferred price.

The Shaykh : He sold what?

The questioner : He sold dates for a deferred price.

The Shaykh : For one hundred, deferred.

The questioner : For one hundred, deferred, then he exchanged the price of the one hundred for dates.

The Shaykh : For dates?

The questioner : For dates, or is it from the ribawi items, dates or something else.

The Shaykh : Dates? What else?

The questioner : Dates or salt.

The Shaykh : Fine.

The questioner : He exchanged for this price.

The Shaykh : Yes, so it?

The questioner : It is not valid.

The Shaykh : It is not valid, the example is correct, why is it not valid?

The questioner : It is not valid because it is not permissible to sell a ribawi item on credit.

The Shaykh : I did not sell, I did not sell dates for salt on credit, I sold dates for dirhams, then I exchanged the dirhams for salt.

The questioner : When you exchanged the dirhams, it is as if you sold a ribawi item for a deferred price, as if you sold dates for salt.

The Shaykh : Or because it is a means, because it is a means to selling a ribawi item for something that is not sold on credit, a means, and blocking the means to harm is what the Shari'ah brought, did you understand?