44/28. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4524 — Selling Fruit Only When Fit
Selling Fruits Before Their Condition Is Known
Hadith About Selling Fruit When It Is Fit to Eat
Sunan an-Nasai : 4524
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4524
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُفَضَّلُ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، وَأَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ الْمُخَابَرَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةِ وَبَيْعِ الثَّمَرِ حَتَّى يُطْعَمَ إِلاَّ الْعَرَايَا .
Jabir Narrated from:
The Prophet forbade Mukhabarah, Muzabanah and Muhaqalah, and selling fruits until they were fit to eat, except in the case f 'Aray.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4524In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 76English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4528
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4524
This Hadith teaches that fruit should not be sold until it is fit to eat. It also mentions that Mukhabarah, Muzabanah, and Muhaqalah were forbidden, while Araya was excepted. The wording gives a simple trade lesson: do not sell produce while its useful state is still uncertain. When fruit is fit to eat, its value and condition are much clearer. This helps both sides know what is being bought and sold. A person searching for hadith about selling fruit before ripe will find this narration direct and easy to apply. The Hadith does not go into wider rulings here. It gives the rule as reported: avoid these named sales, do not sell fruit before it is edible, except in the case of Araya.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fruit should reach a usable state before sale.
- Named unclear sales in the Hadith were forbidden.
- Araya is mentioned as an exception in this narration.
