Is the stipulation of a benefit valid in a sale contract?
Chapter on Selling Assets and Fruits
Al-Mughni
Book of Sales
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The stipulation of a benefit is obligatory for the validity of the contract because this scenario is treated analogously to a lease (*Ijarah*). If the benefit stipulated, such as delivery of firewood to the seller's house, is unknown to the seller, the stipulation is invalid.