Selling Dates for Fresh Dates When They Are Equal in Measure
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to sell dates for fresh dates if they are equal in measure or weight, given that they are of the same kind?
Answer:
It has been mentioned to you previously that it is not permissible to sell fresh dates for dry dates because equality is not known, and fresh dates become heavier than dry ones, so that is not permissible. He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on him, what is the ruling on selling fresh dates for dates? He said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 26:94 So, no. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to sell dates for fresh dates if they are equal in measure or weight, given that they are of the same kind?
Answer:
It has been mentioned to you previously that it is not permissible to sell fresh dates for dry dates because equality is not known, and fresh dates become heavier than dry ones, so that is not permissible. He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on him, what is the ruling on selling fresh dates for dates? He said:
Fresh dates decrease in weight when they dry. They said: Yes. He said: Then it is not permissible.
يَنْقُصُ الرُّطَبُ إِذَا جَفَّ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَلا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 056 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / البيع / بيع الأصول والثمار / صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:07:16)
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