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2170. It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ forbade Mulâmasah and Munâbadhah. (Sahih)
Sahl added: "Sufyân said: 'Mulâmasah means when a man touches something with his hand without seeing it, and Munâbadhah means when he says: "Toss me what you have, and I will toss you what I have."
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Commentary
The buyer has every right to check and try the commodity prior to purchase, in order to know the quality, be it good or bad, and to see if it has any defects or not; and the consumer will decide accordingly, if he should purchase it for such and such a reasonable price.
The transaction that affects this statutory right of the purchaser is an unlawful transaction and illegal.
Lottery and these types of other prize drawing schemes, which have an uncertainty in the outcome, are all unlawful.