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ARTIFICIAL BIDDING IS FORBIDDEN

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“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, forbade a city dweller
from being a commission agent for an unaware stranger from out of
town and artificial bids. He also forbade a person from making an
offer while the offer of his brother is pending or that he should make
a proposal of marriage while the proposal of his brother is pending.
He also forbade a woman to attempt to let her sister (in Islam)
become divorced in order that she might take her place.

The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, forbade
meeting (trade) caravans in advance or that a city dweller should act
as a commission agent for Bedouin Arab. He also forbade that a
woman should make it a condition of marriage that her sister (in
Islam) should be divorced or that a person should make an artificial
bid without intending to purchase in order to raise the price. He also
forbade the accumulation of milk in the udder of an animal to