Is eating in restaurants impermissible because payment occurs after eating, taking into consideration the Hadith of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them): "As for that which the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade, it is food being sold until it is taken possession of. Ibn Abbas said: 'I do not think anything is إلا مثله (except like it),' meaning like food. And in Muslim: 'Everything is in the same category as food'"?
What is prohibited is selling food before taking possession of it, based on the hadith: "Whoever buys food should not sell it until he takes possession of it." As for eating in restaurants and paying the price after eating, there is no harm in it, as long as the food does not contain anything unlawful.
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