Hadith #147
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا تَتَبَايَعُوا الثَّمَرَةَ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلَاحُهَا نَهَى الْبَائِعَ وَالْمُشْتَرِيَ وَنَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ الْمُزَابَنَةِ أَنْ يَبِيعَ ثَمَرَةَ حَائِطِهِ إِنْ كَانَتْ نَخْلًا بِتَمْرٍ كَيْلًا وَإِنْ كَانَتْ كَرْمًا أَنْ يَبِيعَهُ بِزَبِيبٍ كَيْلًا وَإِنْ كَانَتْ زَرْعًا أَنْ يَبِيعَهُ بِكَيْلٍ مَعْلُومٍ نَهَى عَنْ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Yunus, from Layth, from Nafi' — from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: 'Do not sell fruit until its ripeness becomes apparent' — forbidding both seller and buyer. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade al-muzabana [exchanging fruit on a tree for dry fruit by measure]: that a man sell the fruit of his orchard — if it is date palms, for dried dates by measure; if it is a vineyard, for raisins by measure; if it is grain, for a specified measure. He forbade all of that.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 15, Hadith 147
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5785
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42175