The ruling on selling grapes for raisins and its analogy to the 'araya

The questioner:
And I said to Shaykh Abu Bakr, may Allah… I do not love Abu Bakr except because of the intensity of the path.

The Shaykh:
With you.

The questioner:
And the goodness of knowledge in the grape trees.

The Shaykh:
With raisins, it is not permissible to sell grapes for raisins, because it is selling fresh fruit for dry fruit of the same kind. This is not permissible because they are not equal, just as selling fresh dates for dried dates is not permissible because they are not equal. Yes.

The questioner:
Hmm?

The Shaykh:
The 'araya is a dispensation, and a dispensation is not to be analogized to; dispensations are not to be analogized to. Yes.

The questioner:
It is better than the mirrors.

The Shaykh:
This is a dispensation, a dispensation. Yes, yes. Do you mean an 'ariyah in grapes? No, that is not valid, especially the 'ariyah is specific to fresh dates only. The people need grapes; the people need dates to eat as their staple food, but grapes are a fruit, not a staple food. Yes, and also this is contrary to the original ruling, so it is restricted to the evidence. The evidence was only mentioned regarding the date palm specifically. Dispensations are restricted to their place and are not analogized to. The 'ariyah was only mentioned regarding date palms, so it is not analogized to the rest of the trees. Yes.