قَالَ مَالِكٌ : وَذَلِكَ مِثْلُ أَنْ يَقُولَ الرَّجُلُ لِلرَّجُلِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ صُبَرٌ مِنَ التَّمْرِ قَدْ صَبَّرَ الْعَجْوَةَ، فَجَعَلَهَا خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ صَاعًا، وَجَعَلَ صُبْرَةَ الْكَبِيسِ عَشَرَةَ آصُعٍ، وَجَعَلَ صُبْرَةَ الْعَذْقِ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ صَاعًا، فَأَعْطَى صَاحِبَ التَّمْرِ دِينَارًا عَلَى أَنَّهُ يَخْتَارُ فَيَأْخُذُ أَيَّ تِلْكَ الصُّبَرِ شَاءَ، قَالَ مَالِكٌ : فَهَذَا لَا يَصْلُحُ. ¤
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: The example of this is that a person makes three piles of dates, one of Ajwah which is fifteen saa’, one of Kabees which is ten saa’, and one of ‘Adhq which is twelve saa’. Then the buyer gives the seller of the dates one dinar on the condition that he will take whichever of the three piles he wishes. This is not permissible.