قَالَ مَالِكٌ : وَمَا اشْتَرَيْتَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأَصْنَافِ كُلِّهَا، فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ تَبِيعَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْبِضَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ صَاحِبِهِ الَّذِي اشْتَرَيْتَهُ مِنْهُ، إِذَا قَبَضْتَ ثَمَنَهُ، إِذَا كُنْتَ اشْتَرَيْتَهُ كَيْلًا أَوْ وَزْنًا، فَإِنِ اشْتَرَيْتَهُ جِزَافًا فَبِعْهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ الَّذِي اشْتَرَيْتَهُ مِنْهُ، بِنَقْدٍ أَوْ إِلَى أَجَلٍ، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ ضَمَانَهُ مِنْكَ إِذَا اشْتَرَيْتَهُ جِزَافًا، وَلَا يَكُونُ ضَمَانُهُ مِنْكَ إِذَا اشْتَرَيْتَهُ وَزْنًا حَتَّى تَزِنَهُ وَتَسْتَوْفِيَهُ، وَهَذَا أَحَبُّ مَا سَمِعْتُ إِلَيَّ فِي هَذِهِ الْأَشْيَاءِ كُلِّهَا، وَهُوَ الَّذِي لَمْ يَزَلْ عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُ النَّاسِ عِنْدَنَا. ¤
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that it is permissible to sell these things before taking possession, except for the seller and to anyone for cash payment, when they have been measured or weighed. If they have been bought in a heap, then it is permissible to sell them both for cash and on credit, because in buying in a heap, the item comes under the guarantee of the buyer from that very moment, and in buying by measure or weight, until the buyer measures or weighs it again and takes possession, it does not come under his guarantee. I have heard this ruling well regarding these things, and in our view, the practice of the people has remained upon this.