Selling the fruit of the fig tree until its ripeness becomes apparent
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Fatwa number ( 11708 )
Q: We have a fig orchard, and about a month before the fruit ripens, a type of fruit emerges, but it is not the main fruit. It lasts for about 10 days, then it is gone 20 days before the main figs ripen. Is it permissible to sell the main fruit during those 20 days? Knowing that this sale takes place about 15 days before the figs ripen, and is this considered riba (usury or interest)? Given that there are people who rely on the type that emerges before the main figs when selling.
A: It is not permissible to sell the fruit of the fig tree until its ripeness becomes apparent, according to the scriptural evidence regarding this, as it is establishedMishkat al-Masabih 2863 .
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: We have a fig orchard, and about a month before the fruit ripens, a type of fruit emerges, but it is not the main fruit. It lasts for about 10 days, then it is gone 20 days before the main figs ripen. Is it permissible to sell the main fruit during those 20 days? Knowing that this sale takes place about 15 days before the figs ripen, and is this considered riba (usury or interest)? Given that there are people who rely on the type that emerges before the main figs when selling.
A: It is not permissible to sell the fruit of the fig tree until its ripeness becomes apparent, according to the scriptural evidence regarding this, as it is established
Ibn ‘Umar said the Prophet forbade selling a debt to be paid at a future date for another
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى عن بيع الثمرة حتى يبدو صلاحهاAnd success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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