The Ruling on Selling Dates for Fresh Dates
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The questioner:
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 by being of the same type?
The Shaykh:
It has been stated to you previously that it is not permissible to sell fresh dates for dry dates because the equality is not known, and the fresh dates become heavier than the dry ones. Yes, so that is not permissible.
The questioner:
Welcome, Honorable.
The Shaykh:
(peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the sale of fresh dates for dates, he said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 26:94 to. 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 by being of the same type?
The Shaykh:
It has been stated to you previously that it is not permissible to sell fresh dates for dry dates because the equality is not known, and the fresh dates become heavier than the dry ones. Yes, so that is not permissible.
The questioner:
Welcome, Honorable.
The Shaykh:
(peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the sale of 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
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شرح زاد المستقنع [50] — alfawzan.live (1:17:18)
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