44/32. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4532 — Araya Exception in Date Sales
Selling Fresh Dates Still O The Tree For Dried Dates
Hadith About Fresh Dates for Dried Dates and the Araya Concession
Sunan an-Nasai : 4532
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4532
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الثَّمَرِ بِالتَّمْرِ . وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنِي زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَخَّصَ فِي الْعَرَايَا .
Salim Narrated from:
The Prophet forbade selling fresh dates still on the tree for dried dates. Ibn 'Umar said: "Azid bin Thabit narrated to me, that Allah's Messenger permitted that in the case o 'Ayaya"'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4532In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 84English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4536
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4532
This Hadith states that the Prophet forbade selling fresh dates still on the tree for dried dates. Then Ibn Umar mentioned that Zaid bin Thabit narrated that the Messenger of Allah permitted it in the case of Araya. The core topic is the difference between the general rule and a specific concession. The normal sale of fresh dates on the tree for dried dates is not allowed in this wording. But Araya is named as an exception. A person searching for Araya sale hadith or fresh dates for dried dates hadith will find both parts here. The Hadith does not give every detail of Araya in this text. It simply reports the prohibition and the concession.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fresh dates on the tree should not generally be sold for dried dates.
- Araya is mentioned as a permitted exception.
- Specific concessions should not be mixed with the general rule.
