Chapter on Conditions and Options in Sales
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 8
وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي رَجُلٍ اِشْتَرَى مِنْ رَجُلٍ عَبْداً أَوْ دَابَّةً وَ شَرَطَ يَوْماً أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ فَمَاتَ اَلْعَبْدُ أَوْ نَفَقَتِ اَلدَّابَّةُ أَوْ حَدَثَ فِيهِ حَدَثٌ عَلَى مَنِ اَلضَّمَانُ قَالَ "لاَ ضَمَانَ عَلَى اَلْمُبْتَاعِ حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ اَلشَّرْطُ وَ يَصِيرَ اَلْمَبِيعُ لَهُ".
Imam عليه السلام was asked about a man who purchased a slave or an animal from another man and stipulated a condition for one or two days. If the slave dies, the animal perishes, or a defect occurs during that period, who is responsible for the loss? Imam عليه السلام said: "There is no liability on the buyer until the condition period ends and the sale becomes final."
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