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Is this sale considered valid and does it fall under the category of "immediate salam" if a university representative bought a thousand computers for one hundred thousand riyals, received only five devices, and the seller promised to deliver the rest the following day?

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The aforementioned sale is valid and has the meaning of a forward sale (salam), but it does not fall under its technical definition. A salam is the delivery of an immediate counter-value for a deferred counter-value that is described in the liability. So, if what is permissible to be sold immediately via a salam is sold as a liability, it is valid, provided that the devices are known through sight or precise description.

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