The Ruling on Selling Date Fruit for Future Years and the Forward Sale (Salam)

Question:
A questioner asks: What is the ruling on selling date fruit for the coming year or the one after that for a known price, with the payment to be made now or later, such that the care of the palm trees, including irrigation and other maintenance, is the responsibility of the buyer?

Answer:
Salam is when the value is paid in the session, in the session of the contract. The full value is paid for fruit for one year or two years. This is called the debt of Salam. This is permissible by consensus, provided the first condition is met: that the price is paid in the session. It is not permissible for the seller to leave without having received the full price. It is necessary to receive the price in the session. The item remains a debt in the liability of the buyer until the term arrives, at which point he pays it. This is the debt of Salam, and this is what the Companions were upon. . He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , and he approved their practice in this matter. People have a need for this. Yes.