What is the ruling on leasing date palm farms for money before the dates begin to ripen?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In recent years, it has become very common to lease date palm farms for money, before the dates begin to ripen, and the workers take care of them.
Answer:
When the workers buy the fruit, and Pakistanis and others buy the fruit before it becomes ripe, this is forbidden and not permissible. Because they were prohibited from doing so, they resorted to a ruse and said, "We are leasing it; we have leased it; it is not a sale." This is a sale, so it is not permissible. This is a ruse. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In recent years, it has become very common to lease date palm farms for money, before the dates begin to ripen, and the workers take care of them.
Answer:
When the workers buy the fruit, and Pakistanis and others buy the fruit before it becomes ripe, this is forbidden and not permissible. Because they were prohibited from doing so, they resorted to a ruse and said, "We are leasing it; we have leased it; it is not a sale." This is a sale, so it is not permissible. This is a ruse. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1793 -3022] ما حكم تأجير مزارع النخيل مقابل مال قبل بداية إثمار النخيل؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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