Is it permissible for the creditor to reclaim the price of a salam commodity if the debtor is unable to deliver it for two consecutive years due to force majeure?
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The buyer in a salam contract has the option to either be patient with the seller until the agreed-upon item is obtained, or to annul the contract and reclaim his money, due to the impossibility of delivering the salam item. Ibn Qudamah said: "If it becomes impossible to deliver the salam item at the due time, then the one who made the salam (the buyer) has the choice between waiting until it is found, in which case he can demand it, or annulling the contract and taking back the price if it is available, or its equivalent if it is a fungible item, otherwise its value."
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