Liaison office of Grand Ayatullah Sayyid Ali Al Sistani (L.M.H.L) in London, Europe, North and South America.
2107. It is in order to sell the fruits before plucking them, when the
flowers have fallen, and when the seeds have been formed, provided that, it is
also known that it is saved from harm or decay, and its quantity can be fairly
estimated. In fact, when it is still not known whether the formed seeds have
passed the stage of any harm or decay, if the fruit sold is two years old or
more, or it is just the quantity which has presently grown, and it has a
substantial value, the sale transaction will be valid.
Similarly, if other
produce grown from earth or anything else is sold together with the fruits, the
transaction will be valid. But, as an obligatory precaution, this supplement
must be such that if the seeds fail to develop into fully grown fruits, the
capital invested by the buyer is not lost.
2108. It is also permissible to sell the fruits growing on the tree,
which have not yet developed the seed, and whose flowers have not yet fallen.
But it must be sold along with something which grows from earth (like
vegetables) so that, as explained in the foregoing rule, the buyer sustains no
loss. Or the fruit must be more than one year old.
2109. There is no harm in selling the dates which have become yellow
or red while they are still on the tree, but the dates of the same tree or any
other should not be exchanged for them.
But, if a person owns a date tree in
the house or garden of another person, and if the quantity of the dates of that
tree is estimated, and the owner of the tree sells them to the owner of the
house or the garden, and dates are exchanged in lieu of them, there is no harm
in it.
2110. There is no harm in selling cucumber, brinjals, vegetables etc.
which are picked several times during a year, provided that, they have grown and
are visible and provided that, it is agreed as to how many times during the year
the buyer would pick them. But if they have not grown nor can they be seen,
their sale is a matter of Ishkal.
2111. If after the ears of wheat have developed seeds, they are sold
for the wheat obtained from the same harvest, or from other ears, the
transaction will not be valid.