How did the Shaykh al-Islam respond to those who prohibited the lease of date palms?
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The questioner : How did Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah respond to the statement ...?
The Shaykh : He refuted them by stating that what is established as a secondary matter is not established as an independent matter.
The questioner : Did he provide evidence, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The first is the athar of 'Umar, just as I told you.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, this is a sale of fruit, meaning fruit that is visible before its ripeness becomes apparent, this ... but the lease establishes as a secondary matter what is not established as an independent matter. For this reason, they permitted it if you sold the date palm to you, even if its ripeness had not become apparent ... correct, meaning the secondary matter is different. Have you seen if you sold a pregnant sheep to you, is it permissible?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if you sold the fetus?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... All right.
The Shaykh : He refuted them by stating that what is established as a secondary matter is not established as an independent matter.
The questioner : Did he provide evidence, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The first is the athar of 'Umar, just as I told you.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, this is a sale of fruit, meaning fruit that is visible before its ripeness becomes apparent, this ... but the lease establishes as a secondary matter what is not established as an independent matter. For this reason, they permitted it if you sold the date palm to you, even if its ripeness had not become apparent ... correct, meaning the secondary matter is different. Have you seen if you sold a pregnant sheep to you, is it permissible?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if you sold the fetus?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... All right.