21/15. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1543e — Sale Conditions for Fruit and Property
One who sells date palms on which there are dates
Sale Conditions Hadith for Palm Fruit and Property
Sahih Muslim : 1543e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1543e
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ، سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " مَنِ ابْتَاعَ نَخْلاً بَعْدَ أَنْ تُؤَبَّرَ فَثَمَرَتُهَا لِلَّذِي بَاعَهَا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشْتَرِطَ الْمُبْتَاعُ وَمَنِ ابْتَاعَ عَبْدًا فَمَالُهُ لِلَّذِي بَاعَهُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشْتَرِطَ الْمُبْتَاعُ " .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
He who buys a tree after it has been fecundated, its fruit belongs to one who sells it except when the provision has been laid down by the buyer (that it will belong to him), and he who buys a slave, his property belongs to one who sells him except when a provision has been laid down by the buyer (that it will be transferred to him with the slave).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1543eIn-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 104USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3704
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1543e
This Hadith combines two sale examples. Abdullah b. Umar reported that Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that whoever buys palm trees after they have been fecundated, their fruit belongs to the seller unless the buyer makes a condition. He also said that whoever buys a slave, the slave's property belongs to the seller unless the buyer makes a condition that it transfers with the slave. The core topic is conditions in sale contracts. For searches like sale conditions hadith or fruit belongs to seller hadith, this narration is direct. It shows that some attached benefits or property do not automatically transfer unless the buyer clearly includes them as a condition.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fruit of fecundated palm trees belongs to the seller unless the buyer conditions otherwise.
- A slave's property belongs to the seller unless the buyer conditions its transfer.
- Clear conditions can define what is included in a sale.
