Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

The Prophet (ﷺ) bought some foodstuff from a Jew on credit and mortgaged his armor to him.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) appointed somebody as a governor of Khaibar. That governor brought to him an
excellent kind of dates (from Khaibar). The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, “Are all the dates of Khaibar like this?” He
replied, “By Allah, no, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! But we barter one Sa of this (type of dates) for two Sas of
dates of ours and two Sas of it for three of ours.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do not do so (as that is a kind
of usury) but sell the mixed dates (of inferior quality) for money, and then buy good dates with that
money.”

If pollinated date-palms are sold and nothing is mentioned (in the contract) about their fruits, the fruits will go to the person who has pollinated them, and so will be the case with the slave and the cultivator. Nafi’ mentioned those three things.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “If somebody sells pollinated date palms, the fruits will be for the seller unless
the buyer stipulates that they will be for himself (and the seller agrees).

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade Al-Muzabana, i.e. to sell ungathered dates of one’s garden for measured dried
dates or fresh ungathered grapes for measured dried grapes; or standing crops for measured quantity
of foodstuff. He forbade all such bargains.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever pollinates date palms and then sells them, the fruits will belong to him
unless the buyer stipulates that the fruits should belong to him (and the seller agrees).

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade Muhaqala, Mukhadara, Mulamasa, Munabadha and Muzabana. (See glossary
and previous Hadiths for the meanings of these terms.)

Anas said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the selling of dates till they were almost ripe.” We asked Anas,
“What does ‘almost ripe’ mean?” He replied, “They get red and yellow. The Prophet (ﷺ) added, ‘If Allah
destroyed the fruits present on the trees, what right would the seller have to take the money of his
brother (somebody else)?’ ”

I was with the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was eating fresh dates. He said, “From the trees there is a tree which
resembles a faithful believer.” I wanted to say that it was the date palm, but I was the youngest among
them (so I kept quiet). He added, “It is the date palm.”

Abu Taiba cupped Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and so Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) ordered that a Sa of dates be paid to him and
ordered his masters (for he was a slave) to reduce his tax.