Hadith 8467

Chapter 75

باب 75

(75) باب النَّخْلِ يُبَاعُ أَصْلُهَا وَيَسْتَثْنِي الْمُشْتَرِي ثَمَرَهَا

(75) Chapter: Selling A Tree But Not Its Produce (JA)
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أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا 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 " .

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet said:
"Any man who pollinates a date-palm tree then sells it, the fruits of the tree are for the one who pollinated it, unless the purchaser stipulated otherwise." (JA)

Reference (JA): Sunan an-Nasa'i 4635 (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 44, Hadith 187 (JA)

English translation (JA): Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 4639 (JA)