Is it permissible to pick fruits before they ripen out of necessity?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to pick dates or fruit before their time of ripening for a specific necessity?
Answer:
There is no harm in picking fruit before it begins to ripen if it is to be used; there is no harm in that. What is forbidden is selling it before it begins to ripen. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade selling fruits before they begin to ripen because of the fear that they might be struck by defects, causing people to lose their money. As for cutting them before they ripen to benefit from them, if there is a benefit in that, there is no harm in it. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to pick dates or fruit before their time of ripening for a specific necessity?
Answer:
There is no harm in picking fruit before it begins to ripen if it is to be used; there is no harm in that. What is forbidden is selling it before it begins to ripen. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade selling fruits before they begin to ripen because of the fear that they might be struck by defects, causing people to lose their money. As for cutting them before they ripen to benefit from them, if there is a benefit in that, there is no harm in it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز قطف الثمار قبل نضجها للضرورة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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