Ruling on selling rice for rice in unequal amounts
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Question:
Is it permissible to exchange a bag of Basmati rice for 115 riyals for a bag of Abu Bant rice for 95 riyals?
Answer:
This is not permissible. One may not sell rice for rice except like for like, rice for rice, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, dates and salt. All these types of grains may not be sold for one another except hand-to-hand, like for like. That means 100 kilograms for 100 kilograms, 100 sa' for 100 sa', 50 sa' for 50 sa', hand-to-hand, like for like. There is no increase and no decrease. As for bags, that does not work, because bags vary in size, some more and some less. It must be like for like by measure or by weight, and measure is better.
Is it permissible to exchange a bag of Basmati rice for 115 riyals for a bag of Abu Bant rice for 95 riyals?
Answer:
This is not permissible. One may not sell rice for rice except like for like, rice for rice, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, dates and salt. All these types of grains may not be sold for one another except hand-to-hand, like for like. That means 100 kilograms for 100 kilograms, 100 sa' for 100 sa', 50 sa' for 50 sa', hand-to-hand, like for like. There is no increase and no decrease. As for bags, that does not work, because bags vary in size, some more and some less. It must be like for like by measure or by weight, and measure is better.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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