Some foods are packaged in this era, such as vegetables in boxes; what is the ruling on selling them?
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The questioner : Some foods are packaged, meaning in this era, such as boxes.
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : Boxes of apples.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible to sell them with their packaging. It is permissible to sell them with their packaging, because this is what custom has established. The most hidden of them is pomegranates, and the scholars have agreed on the permissibility of selling them with their peel.
The questioner : Strawberries?
The Shaykh : Ah, no, strawberries are easier, because strawberries have a sign of their ripeness, which is the drying of their tops. The drying of their tops is what they use to infer that they are ripe. Yes.
The questioner : There is one that was cut once.
The Shaykh : Leave it; this is clear.
The Shaykh : Like what?
The questioner : Boxes of apples.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible to sell them with their packaging. It is permissible to sell them with their packaging, because this is what custom has established. The most hidden of them is pomegranates, and the scholars have agreed on the permissibility of selling them with their peel.
The questioner : Strawberries?
The Shaykh : Ah, no, strawberries are easier, because strawberries have a sign of their ripeness, which is the drying of their tops. The drying of their tops is what they use to infer that they are ripe. Yes.
The questioner : There is one that was cut once.
The Shaykh : Leave it; this is clear.