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Indefinitely Deferred Or Contingent Payment In Contract Of Sale
Is it permissible to indefinitely defer payment or make it contingent on a future event?
It is impermissible to sell goods whose payment is deferred to an unknown date and contingent on the occurrence of a future event (e.g. paying for an unborn calf on the date of its birth); deferred payment is permissible as long as the date is specified in the agreement.

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