In our issue, it is a compensation in exchange for the transfer of ownership, so the compensation for it is not established upon someone else. If this statement were based on the aspect of a guarantee, the sale would be valid and the guarantee would become binding.

Section: 'Arbun (earnest money) in a sale is when a person buys an item and pays the seller a dirham or something else, on the condition that if he takes the item, it is counted as part of the price, and if he does not take it, it belongs to the seller. It is pronounced 'urbun, 'urbun, 'urban, and 'urban. Ahmad said: There is no harm in it, and Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did it. It is reported from Ibn Umar that he permitted it. Ibn Sirin said: There is no harm in it. Said ibn al-Musayyib and Ibn Sirin said: There is no harm if he dislikes the item, to return it and return something along with it. Ahmad said: This is in the same meaning. Abu al-Khattab chose the view that it is not valid. This is the position of Malik, al-Shafi'i, and the scholars of opinion (ashab al-ra'y), and it is narrated from Ibn Abbas and al-Hasan; because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade the sale of 'urban (earnest money). It was narrated by Ibn Majah. Also, because he stipulated something for the seller without consideration, so it is not valid, just as if he had stipulated it for a third party. Furthermore, it is equivalent to an unknown option (khiyar), because he stipulated that he has the right to return the purchased item without mentioning a duration, so it is not valid, just as if he had said: 'I have the option; whenever I wish, I will return the item and a dirham along with it.' This is the analogy (qiyas). Ahmad only adopted this based on what was narrated concerning Nafi' ibn Abd al-Harith, that he bought the prison house for Umar from Safwan ibn Umayyah, such that if Umar were satisfied, it would be so, otherwise he would pay such-and-such amount. Al-Athram said: I said to Ahmad, 'Do you hold this view?' He replied, 'What can I say? This is Umar (may Allah be pleased with him).' He weakened the narrated tradition. Al-Athram narrated this story with his chain of transmission. As for if he pays him a dirham before the sale and says, 'Do not sell this item to anyone else, and if I do not buy it from you, this dirham is yours,' then it is...