21/15. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1543c — Fruit After Selling Tree Roots
One who sells date palms on which there are dates
Selling Tree Roots Hadith and Fruit Ownership
Sahih Muslim : 1543c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1543c
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَيُّمَا امْرِئٍ أَبَّرَ نَخْلاً ثُمَّ بَاعَ أَصْلَهَا فَلِلَّذِي أَبَّرَ ثَمَرُ النَّخْلِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشْتَرِطَ الْمُبْتَاعُ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with them) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying: Whosoever grafts the tree and then sells its roots, its fruit will belong to one who grafts it except when provision is laid down by the buyer.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1543cIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 102USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3702
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1543c
This Hadith gives the same trade principle in another wording. Ibn Umar reported that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said whoever grafts a tree and then sells its roots, the fruit of the palm belongs to the one who grafted it, unless the buyer makes a condition. The core topic is clear ownership in sales. The Hadith is easy to apply in its own setting: when a tree has already been grafted and then its root or base is sold, the fruit is not automatically included for the buyer. For searches like selling tree roots hadith or fruit of palm tree belongs to seller, this narration highlights the role of a stated condition in Islamic trade.
What we learn from this hadith
- The fruit remains with the one who grafted the tree by default.
- Selling the roots does not automatically transfer the fruit mentioned in the Hadith.
- The buyer's stated condition can change who receives the fruit.
