Darussalam · Volume 5
44. The Book Of Financial TransactionsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4526 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 264
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Sahih
صحيح أحاديث البيوع
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(صحيح) - أحاديث البيوع: ق.
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4530. It was narrated from Anas bin Mâlik that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ forbade selling fruits before they ripen. It was said: "O Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, what does ripen mean?" He said: "When they turn red." And the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "What do you think if Allâh withholds the fruits (causes it not to ripen), why would any one of you take his brother's wealth?"(Sahih)
4526 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ، قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ، وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ، عَنْ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الثِّمَارِ حَتَّى تُزْهِيَ قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَمَا تُزْهِيَ؟، قَالَ: «حَتَّى تَحْمَرَّ»، وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ مَنَعَ اللَّهُ الثَّمَرَةَ، فَبِمَ يَأْخُذُ أَحَدُكُمْ مَالَ أَخِيهِ»
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[1] 'Arâyâ refers to trees from the coming harvest which are given as a gift, but the giver will be troubled by the recipient's coming to his garden to collect the dates, so he offers to sell him dried, measured dates in return for the coming harvest.
1. 'Until it becomes red' means when the fruit begins to change its color; whether it turns red or yellow. This demonstrates that ripening does not signify complete ripening, but its becoming secure of the danger of blight. 2. 'Why would any one of you take his brother's wealth?' - In other words, if the buyer intends to pick the fruit immediately, then the seller might take the price. This is because Allāh's Messenger ﷺ has forbidden taking the price in the event that the fruits stop ripening. If they are harvested immediately, the question of their ripening does not arise at all. The very argument forms the basis of this chapter, and it is perfectly sound.