LessonsKitab al-Buyu: Grain Sales, Bulk Heaps, Qafiz and Unit PricesQuiz

ومن باع صبرة طعام كل قفيز بدرهم جاز البيع في قفيز واحد عند أبي حنيفة إلا أن يسمي جملة قفزانها
Translation: Whoever sells a heap of grain at one dirham per qafiz: according to Abu Hanifah, the sale is valid for one qafiz only unless the total number of qafiz in the heap is stated.

The seller identifies the heap, but a per-qafiz price leaves the aggregate consideration dependent on an unstated number of measures.

Under Abu Hanifah's view, one definite measure is valid, while stating the full quantity removes the uncertainty surrounding the remainder. This differs from selling the entire identified pile for one fixed lump sum.

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The source rule: one dirham per qafiz

Kitab al-Buyu: Grain Sales, Bulk Heaps, Qafiz and Unit Prices

ومن باع صبرة طعام كل قفيز بدرهم جاز البيع في قفيز واحد عند أبي حنيفة إلا أن يسمي جملة قفزانها
Translation: Whoever sells a heap of grain at one dirham per qafiz: according to Abu Hanifah, the sale is valid for one qafiz only unless the total number of qafiz in the heap is stated.

The seller identifies the heap, but a per-qafiz price leaves the aggregate consideration dependent on an unstated number of measures.

Under Abu Hanifah's view, one definite measure is valid, while stating the full quantity removes the uncertainty surrounding the remainder. This differs from selling the entire identified pile for one fixed lump sum.