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Trading Inherently Similar But Customarily Dissimilar Items Sold By Weight
May I trade two items sold by weight that are inherently similar but are customarily regarded as dissimilar?
In cases where two products sold by weight are inherently similar to one another but the value addition to one makes it something that is customarily regarded as a different product altogether, one item should be denominated in cash before transacting it with the other item. Such as with wheat and flour, where both are inherently similar to one another because the base product is still wheat, but because flour is a different end-product altogether having undergone extensive value additions, wheat and flour are regarded as substantively different.

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