What are the conditions for selling date palms?
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The questioner:
If a person sells date palms that have not been pollinated, and they have a branch that opens to complete its development, does it belong to the seller?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if it appears, it belongs to the seller, even if it has not been pollinated, because when it opens, it is ready for pollination and emerges and becomes visible, so it belongs to the seller.
The presenter:
The questioner says: If he bought from two sellers, and he
The Shaykh:
The scholars say that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) made the ruling contingent on pollination by way of predominance, not by way of the ruling being exclusive to the pollinated fruit; rather, when it opens, it becomes visible and seen, so it belongs to the seller.
If a person sells date palms that have not been pollinated, and they have a branch that opens to complete its development, does it belong to the seller?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if it appears, it belongs to the seller, even if it has not been pollinated, because when it opens, it is ready for pollination and emerges and becomes visible, so it belongs to the seller.
The presenter:
The questioner says: If he bought from two sellers, and he
The Shaykh:
The scholars say that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) made the ruling contingent on pollination by way of predominance, not by way of the ruling being exclusive to the pollinated fruit; rather, when it opens, it becomes visible and seen, so it belongs to the seller.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هي شروط بيع النخل؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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