Comparative study of suspension of validity conditions from the perspective of Imam Khomeini and Ayatollah Khoei

Although the ruling on the suspension of validity conditions in contracts is clear and unambiguous among legal scholars, and even though according to Articles 699 and 1068 of the Civil Code, suspension in divorce and warranty is invalid, their suspension based on validity conditions is acceptable to legislators and legal scholars. For example, according to Article 700 of the Civil Code, the suspension of warranty based on its validity conditions does not invalidate the contract. However, since in Imami jurisprudence and among jurists, the suspension of a contract is subject to certain conditions, including its validity conditions, there is a difference of opinion among jurists regarding the validity or invalidity of such a suspensive condition. In this research, using a descriptive and analytical method, the views of the late Imam Khomeini and the late Khoei, two prominent contemporary jurists, have been examined on this issue. Based on the analysis of the opinions of these jurists, it can be concluded that although these two great scholars have different views on whether suspension invalidates a contract in its creation or origin, they agree on the ruling of suspension based on validity conditions in a contract. The difference is that unlike Khoei, who explicitly stated the ruling on such a condition, Imam Khomeini did not directly refer to this issue, and the ruling on the validity of this condition can be inferred from his fatwas.