21/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1538b — Fruit and Fresh Dates
The prohibition of selling produce before its goodness appears
Hadith About Fruit Condition and Fresh Dates
Sahih Muslim : 1538b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1538b
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَرْمَلَةَ - قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ تَبْتَاعُوا الثَّمَرَ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلاَحُهُ وَلاَ تَبْتَاعُوا الثَّمَرَ بِالتَّمْرِ " . قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ وَحَدَّثَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ سَوَاءً .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Do not buy the fruit until their condition is clear, and do not buy the fresh dates. A hadith like this has been reported by Ibn 'Umar through another chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1538bIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 76USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3677
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1538b
Abu Huraira reports that Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said not to buy fruit until its condition is clear, and not to buy fresh dates for dry dates. The report also says that Ibn Umar narrated a hadith like this through another chain. This text joins two related trade points. First, fruit on trees should wait until its good condition is known. Second, the fresh dates and dry dates exchange is specifically mentioned. For searchers, this fits “do not buy fruits until condition is clear” and “fresh dates for dry dates hadith.” The hadith teaches careful trading where quality, state, and type of item can affect fairness.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fruit should not be bought until its condition is clear.
- The report also forbids buying fresh dates for dry dates.
- Similar narration through another chain supports the same wording.
