name a measure, then there is no harm in him sharing in it and selling what he wishes, unless there is a measurement between them, in which case he may not assign it until it is measured for him. Malik said something similar, as he stated: What is sold of food (5) by measuring or weighing cannot be sold before (6) taking possession of it, while that which is sold by bulk (mujazafah), or things other than food that are sold by measuring or weighing, may be sold before taking possession. The rationale for this is what al-Awza’i narrated from al-Zuhri, from Hamzah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar, that he heard Abdullah ibn Umar say: The Sunnah has passed that whatever the transaction encompasses while it is alive and gathered, it is from the buyer's wealth. Al-Bukhari (7) reported it from Ibn Umar as his own statement, suspended (ta’liq). The Companion's statement "The Sunnah has passed" implies the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Furthermore, the specific sold item does not involve [the right of full delivery] (8), so it is from the buyer's wealth, like things that are not measured or weighed. It has been transmitted from Ahmad that food may not be sold before taking possession, whether it is measured, weighed, or otherwise. This implies that food, in particular, does not enter the buyer's liability until he takes possession of it; for al-Tirmidhi narrated from Ahmad that he granted a concession for the sale of things that are not measured or weighed—from among things that are not eaten or drunk—before taking possession. Al-Athram said: I asked Abu Abdullah about his statement: "He forbade the profit on what is not guaranteed (9)." He said: This is regarding food and similar items that are eaten or drunk; one should not sell them until he takes possession of them. Ibn Abd al-Barr said: The more correct view from Ahmad ibn Hanbal is that what is forbidden to be sold [before taking possession] (10) is food; this is because the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade the sale of food before taking possession of it (11). Thus, its implication