Is it permissible to take fresh dates as a loan, then sell those fresh dates and buy other fresh dates with them, in the form of an exchange?
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The questioner : O Shaykh: He took fresh dates as a loan, then found that the fresh dates were better for people, so he sold these fresh dates and bought fresh dates that were better than them?
The Shaykh : With dirhams?
The questioner : No, no, with the same fresh dates.
The Shaykh : He sold his fresh dates for fresh dates?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. This is the case of Bilal with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): dates for good dates, and this is fresh dates for good fresh dates.
The Shaykh : With dirhams?
The questioner : No, no, with the same fresh dates.
The Shaykh : He sold his fresh dates for fresh dates?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. This is the case of Bilal with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): dates for good dates, and this is fresh dates for good fresh dates.