What is the ruling if the principal specifies a price in one currency unit but the agent purchases using a different currency unit?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Agency

Book 19 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If the principal states, 'Buy it for one hundred Dinar,' and the agent buys it for one hundred Dirham, the ruling follows the established precedent concerning the opposite scenario: if the principal commanded, 'Sell it for one hundred Dirham,' and the agent sold it for one hundred Dinar.