another discourse, for then you would be like them.” (al-Nisa 140)

The Prophet ﷺ also said, “Whoever among you sees an evil must change it with his hand; if he cannot, then with his tongue; and if he cannot, then with his heart.” (1) The employee who works for them neither alters the wrong with his hand, nor with his tongue, nor even with his heart, and therefore he is disobeying the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

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Question 15: What is the ruling on using checks in the sale of gold when the checks are payable at the time of sale, given that some gold dealers resort to checks for fear that their cash might be stolen?

Answer: It is impermissible to use checks in the sale of gold or silver, because checks do not constitute actual possession (qabḍ); they are no more than a document of transfer. The proof is that if the person to whom the check was given were to lose it, he would return to the issuer to demand the price, whereas if he had