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CHAPTER ON AGENCY, PARTNERSHIP, CROP-SHARING, AND SHARECROPPING
[AGENCY]:
375—The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would appoint agents to handle his personal needs and those needs of the Muslims that pertained to him.
376—It is a contract that is non-binding1 on either party.
(1) Sheikh al-Sa‘dī explained in *al-Irshād*, p. 145, that contracts fall into three categories with respect to whether or not they are binding:
1. Binding contracts, which are of two types:
The first becomes binding as soon as it is concluded. Neither the option to rescind during the contracting session nor a stipulated option applies, although the option to rescind on account of a defect may apply to some such contracts. Examples include endowment and marriage contracts and the like.
The second is binding, but the Lawgiver has provided for the option to rescind during the contracting session and the stipulated option, as with sale contracts of all kinds. However, the jurists of the school did not recognize the stipulated option where taking possession =
بَابُ الوَكَالَةِ والشَّرِكَةِ والْمُسَاقَاةِ والْمُزَارَعَةِ
[اَلْوَكَالَةُ] :
٣٧٥- كَانَ اَلنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُوَكِّلُ فِي حوائجه الخاصة، وحوائج المسلمين المتعلقة به.
٣٧٦- فهي عقد جائز١ من الطرفين.
١ بَيَّن الشيخ السعدي "في الإرشاد، ص: ١٤٥" بأن أنواع العقود من حيث اللزوم وعدمه ثلاثة:
١- عقود لازمة، وهي نوعان:
أحدهما: يلزم بمجرد عقده، فلا يثبت فيه خيار مجلس ولا شرط، وقد يثبت في بعضه خيار العيب، وذلك كعقد الوقف والنكاح ونحوها.
وثانيهما: عقد لازم، ولكن جعل الشارع فيه خيار المجلس والشرط، كالبيع بأنواعه، إلا أن الأصحاب لم يجعلوا خيار الشرط فيما قبضه =