44/35. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4542 — Fruit Sale and Araya
Araya Sales For Fresh DATes
Hadith About Selling Fruits Before Ripening and Araya Sales
Sunan an-Nasai : 4542
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4542
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثَمَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الثَّمَرِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلاَحُهُ وَرَخَّصَ فِي الْعَرَايَا أَنْ تُبَاعَ بِخَرْصِهَا يَأْكُلُهَا أَهْلُهَا رُطَبًا .
Sahl bin Abi Hathmah Narrated from:
The Prophet forbade selling fruits before their condition was known, but he granted a concession allowing 'Araya sales by estimate, so its people could eat fresh dates.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4542In-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 94English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4546
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4542
This hadith brings two points together. First, the Prophet forbade selling fruits before their condition was known. Second, he allowed Araya sales by estimate so that its people could eat fresh dates. The wording is careful. It does not make every early fruit sale allowed. It mentions a prohibition and then a narrow concession. This is useful for people searching hadith about selling fruits before ripening, Araya sales hadith, or Islamic rules of buying dates. The message is simple: trade should avoid unclear risk, but the hadith also shows a special allowance connected to people eating fresh dates.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fruit should not be sold before its good condition is known.
- Araya sales were allowed by estimate as a special case.
- The purpose stated here was that its people could eat fresh dates.
