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Sahih al-Bukhari 2199

Chapter: If somebody sells fruits before their benefit is evident

Not graded Mu‘allaq (without full chain) Sahih al-Bukhari 2199

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

قَالَ اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، ابْتَاعَ ثَمَرًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْدُوَ صَلاَحُهُ، ثُمَّ أَصَابَتْهُ عَاهَةٌ، كَانَ مَا أَصَابَهُ عَلَى رَبِّهِ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَتَبَايَعُوا الثَّمَرَ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلاَحُهَا، وَلاَ تَبِيعُوا الثَّمَرَ بِالتَّمْرِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Ibn Shihab:

If somebody bought fruits before their benefit is evident and then the fruits were spoiled with blights, the loss would be suffered by the owner (not the buyer).

Narrated Salim bin 'Abdullah from Ibn Umar: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Do not sell or buy fruits before their benefit was evident and do not sell fresh fruits (dates) for dried dates."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2199).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْلُهُ : ( حَتَّى تُزْهِيَ ) قَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ. هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةُ هِيَ الصَّوَابُ فَلَا يُقَالُ فِي النَّخْلِ تَزْهُو إِنَّمَا يُقَالُ تُزْهِي لَا غَيْرُ وَأَثْبَتَ غَيْرُهُ مَا نَفَاهُ فَقَالَ : زَهَا إِذَا طَالَ وَاكْتَمَلَ , وَأَزْهَى إِذَا اِحْمَرَّ وَاصْفَرَّ. قَوْلُهُ : ( فَقِيلَ وَمَا تُزْهِي ) لَمْ يُسَمِّ السَّائِلَ فِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةِ وَلَا الْمَسْئُولَ أَيْضًا , وَقَدْ رَوَاهُ النَّسَائِيُّ مِنْ طَرِيقِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ مَالِكٍ بِلَفْظِ " قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا تُزْهِي ؟ قَالَ تَحْمَرُّ " وَهَكَذَا أَخْرَجَهُ الطَّحَاوِيُّ مِنْ طَرِيق يَحْيَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ وَأَبُو عَوَانَةَ مِنْ طَرِيقِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بِلَالٍ كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ وَ…

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  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (9269)عَنْ بَيْعِ الثَّمَرَةِ حَتَّى تُزْهِيَ ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : وَمَا تُزْهِي ؟ قَالَ : حَتَّى تَحْمَرَّ

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