Private contracts based on Sharia

Submitted by Prashant (United States), Aug 12, 2011 at 20:43

Dear Dr Pipes,

When someone says a reasonable thing, s/he should be acknowledged. Reader Jimmy's suggestion that any two parties can enter any mutually agreed private contract based on any doctrine is perfectly valid. If we do not like the principle behind the contract, we should oppose the principle but that does not negate the right of people to enter that contract (as long as the contract does not violate the law of the land).

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