Is the purchase valid if the authorized agent buys the principal's wife, or if the principal buys the wife of the authorized agent?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Partnership

Book 18 · Issue 4 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

There are two differing opinions regarding the validity of the principal purchasing his own wife, or the authorized agent purchasing the wife of the principal, similar to the differing views on purchasing someone who is legally obligated to be freed upon purchase.