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, given that they are of the same type?
The Shaykh:
It is dry, because equality is not known, and fresh dates become heavier than dry ones, so this is not permissible.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, she says.
The Shaykh:
(peace and blessings be upon him) regarding selling fresh dates for dates? He said:Sahih Ibn Hibban 26:94. 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, given that they are of the same type?
The Shaykh:
It is dry, because equality is not known, and fresh dates become heavier than dry ones, so this is not permissible.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, she says.
The Shaykh:
(peace and blessings be upon him) regarding selling fresh dates for dates? He said:
The fresh dates decrease when they dry. They said: Yes. He said: Then no.
يَنْقُصُ الرُّطَبُ إِذَا جَفَّ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ فَلا إِذَا
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الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 052-كتاب البيوع - بيع الأصول والثمار - ٣-٨-٢٣ هـ — archive.org (1:13:44)
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