The Meaning of Ta'bir: Is It Pollination or the Splitting of the Dates?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is ta'bir pollination or the splitting of the date cluster on its own?
Answer:
The term "splitting of the dates" implies pollination, because if it splits, it necessarily follows that pollination occurs. The splitting is the emergence of the flowers from inside the sheaths; this is sufficient. For this reason, the jurists say, "Whoever sells a palm tree whose dates have split," because when they split, the fruit that was hidden in the sheath becomes visible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is ta'bir pollination or the splitting of the date cluster on its own?
Answer:
The term "splitting of the dates" implies pollination, because if it splits, it necessarily follows that pollination occurs. The splitting is the emergence of the flowers from inside the sheaths; this is sufficient. For this reason, the jurists say, "Whoever sells a palm tree whose dates have split," because when they split, the fruit that was hidden in the sheath becomes visible. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الرخصة في العرايا وبيع الأصول والثمار — islamhouse.com (28:29)
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