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Judah (the quality of goods, and concealed defects)

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Judah in the language is the opposite of poor quality. In fiqh it bears on deceptive sale: the encyclopedia lists ways of making goods look better than they are, such as inflating meat after skinning, gathering the water of a mill before offering it for sale or hire, and leaving milk in the udder to look plentiful. The entry also covers the schools' differing conditions for a transfer of debt (hawala). 1 2 3

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In fiqh, judah bears on deceptive sale: the encyclopedia lists ways of making goods look better than they are. 1 2

Examples of deception

These include inflating meat after skinning, gathering the water of a mill before offering it for sale or hire, and leaving milk in the udder so the animal looks productive. 2

Transfer of debt

The schools differ on the conditions for a transfer of debt (hawala); the Hanafis do not require that the debtor owe the transferor. 3

People and things also explored

Agriculture in Islam· Ajr al-mithl (customary wage)· Basic needs· Spending in the way of God (infaq)· Natural and unnatural economic activity· Economic scarcity· Capitalism as criticised by Qa'dat· Seeking bounty in the land (sa'y fi al-ard)

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.6688
  2. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.6689
  3. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.6690
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Agriculture in Islam

Al-Maraghi presents agriculture as the oldest livelihood, after Ibn Khaldun, the simplest and closest to nature (pp. 27-28). Islam encourages it as the source of people's and animals' food and forbids farming usurped land (p. 28). Reviving dead land gives title, and a tract left unworked for three years may pass to another who works it, subject to the ruler's permission in practice (p. 29). The book warns against withholding surplus water and tells the Zubayr water dispute (pp. 29-30). Sharecropping is called muzara'a (p. 30).