LessonsKitab al-Buyu: Shortage, Surplus, Buyer Options and Price AllocationQuiz

ومن اشترى ثوبا على أنه عشرة أذرع بعشرة دراهم أو أرضا على أنها مائة ذراع بمائة درهم فوجدها أقل فالمشتري بالخيار
Translation: Whoever buys a cloth described as 10 cubits for 10 dirhams, or land described as 100 cubits for 100 dirhams, and finds it shorter or smaller has an option.

Here a single identified cloth or piece of land is sold for an aggregate price. The cited dimension describes the desired quality or extent of that object.

A shortfall gives the buyer an option because the represented attribute is missing; it does not automatically establish a separately priced cubit in this formulation.

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Short cloth or land: the stated rule

Kitab al-Buyu: Shortage, Surplus, Buyer Options and Price Allocation

ومن اشترى ثوبا على أنه عشرة أذرع بعشرة دراهم أو أرضا على أنها مائة ذراع بمائة درهم فوجدها أقل فالمشتري بالخيار
Translation: Whoever buys a cloth described as 10 cubits for 10 dirhams, or land described as 100 cubits for 100 dirhams, and finds it shorter or smaller has an option.

Here a single identified cloth or piece of land is sold for an aggregate price. The cited dimension describes the desired quality or extent of that object.

A shortfall gives the buyer an option because the represented attribute is missing; it does not automatically establish a separately priced cubit in this formulation.