If the buyer conditions the seller that the slave be a writer, and if he is not a deceiver, what should he do?
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The questioner : If the buyer conditions the seller that the slave, for example, be a writer, and then he finds that he is not a writer, in such a case we say there is a difference of opinion. That is, if the seller was a deceiver, meaning he returns the price of the deficiency. And if we say that he was not a deceiver, in this case, how is it that he is not a deceiver?
The Shaykh : Yes, not a deceiver.
The questioner : Not a deceiver, and the man conditioned upon him?
The Shaykh : That he be a writer, so he conditioned that he be a writer, and the seller is not a deceiver. The buyer bought this slave on the condition that he be a writer. The first seller who sold to him said that he is a writer, so the buyer bought him on the condition that he be a writer, and then sold him on the condition that he be a writer. Is he a deceiver or not a deceiver?
The questioner : Not a deceiver.
Another questioner: ... to the first one.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Perhaps that one will not demand it from the first one, perhaps he is a relative or a friend of his, and he says, "I will not go to demand it from him."
The questioner : The time is up.
The Shaykh : Yes, not a deceiver.
The questioner : Not a deceiver, and the man conditioned upon him?
The Shaykh : That he be a writer, so he conditioned that he be a writer, and the seller is not a deceiver. The buyer bought this slave on the condition that he be a writer. The first seller who sold to him said that he is a writer, so the buyer bought him on the condition that he be a writer, and then sold him on the condition that he be a writer. Is he a deceiver or not a deceiver?
The questioner : Not a deceiver.
Another questioner: ... to the first one.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Perhaps that one will not demand it from the first one, perhaps he is a relative or a friend of his, and he says, "I will not go to demand it from him."
The questioner : The time is up.