Hadith #547
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ النَّجْرَانِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ تَبَايَعَا عَلَى عَهْد
ِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَخْلًا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الثَّمَرَةُ فَلَمْ تُطْلِعْ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أَيِّ شَيْءٍ تَأْكُلُ مَالَهُ وَنَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الثَّمَرِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلَاحُهُ
Isnad Chain
وكيع
إسرائيل
أبي إسحاق
النجراني
ابن عمر
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Waki', from Isra'il, from Abu Ishaq, from al-Najrani — that two men transacted a sale of palm trees in the time of the Prophet ﷺ before the fruit had appeared, and it produced nothing. the Prophet ﷺ said: 'On what basis do you consume his wealth?' And he forbade the sale of fruit until its soundness [ripeness] becomes apparent.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 13, Hadith 547
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4985
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-41375