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or o f which the quality or exiftence can. not be afcer- tained, or the quantity o f which can only be judged o f by conjecture, y a rd o f c lo th , o r p u ll a w a y and fep ara te th e p ie c e o f w o o d , th e fale in th a t c a fe b e com e s c om p le te , fin c e th e c a u fe o f its in v a l id ity is r e m o v e d . I t is o th e rw ife w i t h r e fp e # to th e fa le o f th e kernels o f dates> b e c au fe th a t co n t in u e s n u l l , a lth o u g h th e (tones b e a fte rw a rd s opened, and th e k e rn e ls ta k e n o u t ; f in c e ( c o n t r a r y t o th e c a fe o f the yard o f cloth, o r th e piece o f woodd) th e e x if te n c e o f th em w a s originally u n c e r ta in . I t is n o t la w fu l fo r a g am e - c a t c h e r to fe ll “ what he may catch “ at one pull o f his n e t b e c au fe th e fu b je f t o f th e fa le is u n c e r ta in an d a lfo b e c au fe th e p u r ch a fe r m a y b e d e c e iv e d , as it is p offib le th a t n o n e m a y b e c a u g h t . I t is n o t la w fu l to fe ll dates g r o w in g u p o n a tre e in e x c h a n g e fo r d a tes w h i c h h a v e b een p lu c k e d , and w h ic h are c om p u te d , fr om c o n je c tu r e , to b e e q u a l in p o in t o f m e a fu r em en t to th o le th a t are ilp on th e t re e . T h i s fp e c ie s o f fa le is te rm e d Mozabinat * ; and has b een p ro h ib ited b y th e p ro p h e t , as w e l l as th e fa le te rm ed Mohdkila, w h i c h is th e fale o f w h e a t in th e e a r , in e x c h a n g e fo r a l ik e q u a n t ity o f w h e a t b y c o n je c tu re . T h e la w is th e fam e w i th r e fp e f t to th e fa le o f g rape s on th e v in e in e x c h a n g e fo r raifins. Shafe'i h o ld s th e fe fales t o b e la w fu l , p ro v id ed t h e y b e n o t e x ten d ed to a q u a n t ity e x c e e d in g f iv e Wujksf-, b e c a u fe , a lth o u g h th e p ro p h e t has p roh ib ited a fa le b y Mozdhinat, y e t h e h a s p e rm itte d w h a t is te rm e d Ordya; w h i c h h e e x p la in s to b e a (ale o f dates u p o n a t r e e , p ro v id ed th e q u a n t ity b e le fs th a n f iv e Wujks, in e x c h a n g e fo r a q u a n t ity w h i c h h a v e b e en p lu c k e d , an d w h i c h are fim ila r , in p o in t o f m e a fu r em e n t , a c c o rd in g to c om p u ta t io n . O u r d o f to r s , o n th e o th e r h a n d , e x p la in Or ay a in it s * Properly, a fale without weight or meafure• + Wujk literally means a camel’s burthen, which is computed to be iixty>Ss. (See Vol. I. p. 44.) lite ra l lite ra l fen fe t o m e an a gift -,' an d th e n a tu r e o f it is th is . A p e r fo n m a k e s a g if t o f th e d a tes o f h is o rch a rd to a n o th e r , w h o th e re u p o n c om e s and en te rs th e o r ch a rd . T h i s g iv e s d ifg u f t to th e p ro p r ie to r , as h is fam ily re fid e in th e o r c h a r d ; b u t b e in g , a t th e fam e t im e , u n w i l l in g to v io la te h is a g r e em e n t , h e p ro h ib its th e o th e r f r om en te r in g in to th e o r ch a rd , and g iv e s h im a q u a n t ity o f dates w h i c h h a v e b e en p u lle d in e x c h a n g e fo r th o fe w h i c h w e r e g r o w in g in th e o rch a rd . T h i s is th e p rop er in te rp re ta tio n o f th e trad ition a l fa y in g o f th e p ro p h e t , q u o te d b y Shafe'i; an d th is m od e o f fa le , w h i c h is te rm e d Moo- jd r , is v a lid in th e op in ion o f o u r doCtors. I t is n o t , h o w e v e r , in r e a lity a fale, beCaufe th e r ig h t o f p r o p e r ty h a d n o t v e i le d in th e d o n e e , o n a c c o u n t o f h is n o t h a v in g m ad e f e iz in o f th e d a te s , and th e r e fo r e th e d r y dates w h i c h w e r e a fte rw a rd s g iv e n t o h im is c o n - fidered as a new gift. I t is n o t la w fu l to fe ll g oo d s b y th e w a y o f Moldmifa, Mondzibee, o r Alka Hidgir;— th a t is , th e touch o f th e g o o d s , th e throwing o f th e g o o d s ; o r th e ceding o f a floney— as w h e r e , f o r in fta n c e , a p e r fo n h a v in g e x h ib ite d h is g o o d s to a n o th e r , an d fp e c ified th e p r ic e , th e p arties a g r e e b e tw e e n th em fe lv e s th a t th e c o n t r a # (h a ll b e b in d in g , e ith e r on t h e . p u r ch a fe r ’ s touching th e g o o d s , o r th e fe lle r s throwing t h em tow a rd s h im , o r th e p u r ch a fe r ’ s tafiing aftone at th em . T h e f e mod e s o f fa le w e r e c om m o n in th e d a y s o f ig n o ra n c e ; b u t w e r e in h ib ited b y th e p ro p h e t. I t is n o t la w fu l t o f e ll g r a ft g r o w in g o n a c om m o n , b e c au fe i t is n o t th e p ro p e r ty o f th e f e l le r ; fo r i t is d e c la red in th e trad ition s th a t “ in graft a l l m en are a lik e l h a r e r s ( t h a t is , it is common t o a l l.) N e i th e r is i t la w f u l to le t it o u t o n l e a f e ; b e c a u fe , as it is n o t perm it te d to fa rm a n y th in g , w h e r e th e o b je # is th e d e f t ru f t io n o f i t , e v e n th o u g h it b e th e p ro p e r ty o f th e le fle r , it is c o n s e q u en t ly in a fu p e r io r d e g r e e u n law fu l to le t in le a fe an a r t ic le o f w h i c h th e p ro p e r ty K k k s is or where the bargain is determined by the purchafer touching the goods, &c. The fale i& invalid, o f grafs upon a common.