Must an agent adhere strictly to specified modes of contracting for multiple items?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Agency

Book 19 · Issue 3 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If the principal specifies the mode of transaction, such as instructing the agent to buy slaves in a single transaction ('safqa wahida') or one by one ('wahidan wahidan'), the agent is bound by that specification. Deviation is not permissible because the explicit mention indicates the principal's intent and limits the authorization to that specific manner.