Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 3127

State of Kuwait · Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

A barter contract is the sale of a thing or the exchange of property for property other than money, and each of the two exchanged items in a barter contract is governed by the rules of sale, pursuant to Articles 122, 379 of the Majalla of Judicial Rules (applicable to the facts of the action). Sale in Islamic jurisprudence encompasses every exchange of property for property.
Arabic original
عقد المقايضة هو بيع العين أو مبادلة مال بمال غير النقد ولكل من البدلين في عقد المقايضة حكم البيع وذلك طبقاً للمادتين ١٢٢، ٣٧٩ من مجلة الأحكام العدلية (المنطبقة على واقعة الدعوى). البيع في فقه الشريعة الإسلامية يتسع لكل مبادلة مال بمال.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعنان ٩٤، ١٠١/١٩٨٢ تجاري جلسة ١٢/١/١٩٨٣ مج القسم الأول - المجلد الثاني ص ٦٥٢)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Commercial and Labour — Volume 9 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 531. PDF pages: 531.

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