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What is the jurisprudential classification of the aforementioned document, which involves a father giving a plot of land to his son in exchange for settling a debt owed by the father, with the stipulation that the remaining heirs are not to claim it until a certain amount is paid, and is it considered a sale, a gift, or a donation?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Since the land was given to the son in exchange for 200 dinars, with which he paid his father's debt, this transaction is considered a sale and not a gift, because a sale is for consideration, while a gift is without consideration. The father's offer to the rest of the children to participate does not alter this, as he made it conditional on the permission of the son who owns the land.

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