What is the ruling on a sale contract where the price is specified ambiguously followed by a denomination, such as 'I sold this to you for one hundred fifty dirhams' or 'for twenty-five dirhams'?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Acknowledgment of Rights
Primary text
If one states an ambiguous number of the same category as the clarifying denomination (e.g., a quantity of dirhams stated ambiguously followed by 'dirhams'), the contract is considered valid based on the primary view that the denomination explains the whole preceding sum. This principle applies to all similar formulations where the nature of the number is clarified by the final term.
Supporting text
There is a weak, isolated opinion suggesting that if the unspecified total belongs to the same category as the specified term, the transaction is invalid. This view is unsound and should not be relied upon.