Is the sale of beans, once they have matured but we do not know what is inside them, considered a sale involving excessive uncertainty?
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The questioner : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, meaning it is reported in a hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Sunan Abi Dawud 3376Sahih (Al-Albani) and it was also reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Sunan an-Nasa'i 4523Sahih (Darussalam).
The Shaykh : That
The questioner : that the fruit be sold
The Shaykh : until it hardens
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : that it not be sold.
The questioner : that it not be sold
The Shaykh : is it
The questioner : until it hardens. May Allah reward you with good. So here, for example, if beans are sold after they have matured, but we do not know what is inside them, is this considered a sale involving excessive uncertainty or not?
The Shaykh : No, as long as it has hardened and matured, that is fine.
The questioner : If, meaning, its origin is fruit on the inside, and it has prevented people from seeing the reality of its condition, is it considered a sale involving excessive uncertainty?
The Shaykh : My brother, a sale involving excessive uncertainty is one where the seller knows, whereas the example you are giving is one where the seller does not know. So if he knows, then it is considered a sale involving excessive uncertainty. Is the example clear?
The questioner : It is clear.
Another questioner : The seller knows, O Shaykh, and the buyer does not know.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
forbade the type of sale which involves risk (or uncertainty)
نهى عن بيع الغررselling fruits until their condition is known
أن يباع الثمر حتى يشتدThe Shaykh : That
The questioner : that the fruit be sold
The Shaykh : until it hardens
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : that it not be sold.
The questioner : that it not be sold
The Shaykh : is it
The questioner : until it hardens. May Allah reward you with good. So here, for example, if beans are sold after they have matured, but we do not know what is inside them, is this considered a sale involving excessive uncertainty or not?
The Shaykh : No, as long as it has hardened and matured, that is fine.
The questioner : If, meaning, its origin is fruit on the inside, and it has prevented people from seeing the reality of its condition, is it considered a sale involving excessive uncertainty?
The Shaykh : My brother, a sale involving excessive uncertainty is one where the seller knows, whereas the example you are giving is one where the seller does not know. So if he knows, then it is considered a sale involving excessive uncertainty. Is the example clear?
The questioner : It is clear.
Another questioner : The seller knows, O Shaykh, and the buyer does not know.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
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