Leasing a date palm grove for the sale of its fruit
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man says: I have a farm with date palms in it. A man came to me and asked me to lease it to him for seven months. This lessee would take care of the palms, pollinate them, and sell their fruit for his own benefit. Is that permissible?
Answer:
This is a stratagem used by those who were prevented from buying the date palms before their fruit began to ripen; they resorted to leasing. This is not permissible, because it is a stratagem to sell the fruit before it begins to ripen.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man says: I have a farm with date palms in it. A man came to me and asked me to lease it to him for seven months. This lessee would take care of the palms, pollinate them, and sell their fruit for his own benefit. Is that permissible?
Answer:
This is a stratagem used by those who were prevented from buying the date palms before their fruit began to ripen; they resorted to leasing. This is not permissible, because it is a stratagem to sell the fruit before it begins to ripen.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 28-12-1434هـ — af.org.sa (1:03:49)
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