We said that if the buyer says, "Take the price when Zayd arrives," it is not valid, and if he says, "Take the price until ease (of payment)," it is valid. What is the difference?
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The questioner : ... If the buyer says, "The price is when..." we said it is not valid. And if he says, "I will give you the price until ease (of payment)," we said it is valid. What is the difference, given that the uncertainty in both cases is the same?
The Shaykh : The difference, my brothers, is what we mentioned?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We said that if the buyer is in financial difficulty and the seller knows that he is in financial difficulty, then the seller does not have the right to demand payment until the buyer becomes financially able. Thus, this condition is merely confirmatory, because the implication of the contract, if the buyer is in financial difficulty, is that he is not to be demanded payment until he becomes financially able.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Never. We said, "When Zayd arrives." What does he have to do with it? Is there any connection between him and Zayd's arrival?
The questioner : The condition.
The Shaykh : Yes, but it is an unknown condition. And this man, the buyer, is wealthy; he is not destitute. His dirhams are not with Zayd. If his dirhams were with Zayd, perhaps we would say it is like if he stipulated a term until financial ability.
The Shaykh : The difference, my brothers, is what we mentioned?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We said that if the buyer is in financial difficulty and the seller knows that he is in financial difficulty, then the seller does not have the right to demand payment until the buyer becomes financially able. Thus, this condition is merely confirmatory, because the implication of the contract, if the buyer is in financial difficulty, is that he is not to be demanded payment until he becomes financially able.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Never. We said, "When Zayd arrives." What does he have to do with it? Is there any connection between him and Zayd's arrival?
The questioner : The condition.
The Shaykh : Yes, but it is an unknown condition. And this man, the buyer, is wealthy; he is not destitute. His dirhams are not with Zayd. If his dirhams were with Zayd, perhaps we would say it is like if he stipulated a term until financial ability.