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Hadith 35096
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'r-Rijal Muhammad ibn Abd
ar-Rahman ibn Haritha from his mother, Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that
the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
forbade selling fruit until it was clear of blight. Malik said,
"Selling fruit before it has begun to ripen is an uncertain
transaction (gharar) ."
Muwatta Malik Book 31, Hadith 12
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Humayd at-Tawil from Anas ibn
Malik that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, forbade selling fruit until it had become mellow. He was asked,
"Messenger ofAllah! What do you mean by become mellow?" He said, "When
it becomes rosy."
The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, added, "Allah may prevent the fruit from
maturing, so how can you take payment from your brother for it." Muwatta Malik Book 31, Hadith 11
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zinad from Kharija ibn
Zayd ibn Thabit that Zayd ibn Thabit did not sell fruit until the
Pleiades were visible, at the end of May.
Malik said, "The
way of doing things among us about selling melons, cucumbers, water-
melons, and carrots is that it is halal to sell them when it is clear
that they have begun to ripen. Then the buyer has what grows until the
season is over. There is no specific timing laid down for that because
the time is well known with people, and it may happen that the crop
will be affected by blight and put a premature end to the season. If
blight strikes and a third or more of the crop is damaged, an
allowance for that is deducted from the price of purchase." Muwatta Malik Book 31, Hadith 13