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bukhari:2197ʿAlī b. al-Haytham > Muʿallá > Hushaym > Ḥumayd > Anas b. Mālik

The Prophet ﷺ forbade the sale of fruits till their benefit is evident; and the sale of date palms till the dates are almost ripe. He was asked what 'are almost ripe' meant. He replied, "Got red and yellow."  

البخاري:٢١٩٧حَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْهَيْثَمِ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلًّى حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ ؓ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الثَّمَرَةِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلاَحُهَا وَعَنِ النَّخْلِ حَتَّى يَزْهُوَ قِيلَ وَمَا يَزْهُو قَالَ يَحْمَارُّ أَوْ يَصْفَارُّ  


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ahmad:12138Yaḥyá > Ḥumayd > Suʾil Anas > Bayʿ al-Thamar

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited selling the dates until they ripen. Anas was asked, "What does it mean to ripen?" He replied, "Until they turn red."  

أحمد:١٢١٣٨حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ قَالَ سُئِلَ أَنَسٌ عَنْ بَيْعِ الثَّمَرِ فَقَالَ

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ بَيْعِ ثَمَرَةِ النَّخْلِ حَتَّى تَزْهُوَ قِيلَ لِأَنَسٍ مَا تَزْهُو؟ قَالَ تَحْمَرُّ  

ahmad:5060And Jadt Fī Kitāb Abū > Yazīd > Shuʿbah > ʿAbdullāh b. Dīnār > Ibn ʿUmar

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade selling fruits or palm trees until their goodness becomes apparent.  

أحمد:٥٠٦٠قَالَ وَجَدْتُ فِي كِتَابِ أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ بَيْعِ الثَّمَرِ أَوِ النَّخْلِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلَاحُهُ  

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السيوطي:٨٥-١٢٢b

"نَهَى النَّبيُّ ﷺ عَنْ بَيْع ثَمَرِ النَّخْلِ حَتَّى يَزْهُوَ، فَقِيلَ لأنَسٍ مَا زهوُّهُ؟ قَالَ: يَحْمَرُّ أوْ يَصْفَرُّ".  

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