A merchant goes down to an orchard and buys it, and some of the fruit has begun to ripen; what is the ruling on this sale?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A method of selling has become widespread in our country, in which a merchant goes down to a lemon orchard, orchards of lemons, and buys it. In the orchard, some of the trees have fruit, and its ripening has only just begun, some of the fruit. He asks: Is this method of selling permissible?
Answer:
If the lemon fruit and others have begun to ripen and are fit for eating, then it is permissible to sell them. However, if they have not begun to ripen, then it is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A method of selling has become widespread in our country, in which a merchant goes down to a lemon orchard, orchards of lemons, and buys it. In the orchard, some of the trees have fruit, and its ripening has only just begun, some of the fruit. He asks: Is this method of selling permissible?
Answer:
If the lemon fruit and others have begun to ripen and are fit for eating, then it is permissible to sell them. However, if they have not begun to ripen, then it is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2683 -3022] ينزل التاجر إلى مزرعة فيشتريها وقد بدا صلاح بعض الثمر؛ فما حكم هذا البيع؟ — youtube.com
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