3371 - Al-Hasan ibn 'Ali narrated to us, Abu al-Walid narrated to us, from Hammad ibn Salama, from Humayd, from Anas: that the Prophet — peace and blessings be upon him — forbade the sale of grapes until they turn black, and the sale of grain until it hardens.

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Also recorded by Muslim following (1543) via the path of Abu al-Walid al-Makki and 'Ata' ibn Abi Rabah, from Jabir, with the wording: "The Messenger of Allah — peace and blessings be upon him — forbade that palm trees be purchased until they become shiqih," and al-ishqah is that they turn red or yellow, or that something is eaten from them. This may possibly be from his — peace and blessings be upon him — own explanation, and it may possibly be from Jabir, and perhaps it was from 'Ata' or from one below him.

It is in the Musnad of Ahmad (14438), and Sahih Ibn Hibban (4992).

Also recorded by Muslim (1536) via the path of Abu al-Zubayr, and Muslim (1536) and al-Nasa'i (3921) via the path of 'Amr ibn Dinar, both from Jabir, who said: "The Messenger of Allah — peace and blessings be upon him — forbade the sale of fruit until it becomes ripe." And 'Amr ibn Dinar said: "until its ripeness becomes apparent."

It will come later as number (3373) with the wording: "that the Prophet — peace and blessings be upon him — forbade the sale of fruit until its ripeness becomes apparent." See the complete documentation of its chains there.

Al-Khattabi said: "Al-tashqih: its color changes toward yellowness and redness, and al-shiqhah is a color that is not pure in redness or yellowness; rather, it is a change of its color with dullness. From this it is said: 'qabih shaqih,' meaning: the color changed toward ugliness and repulsiveness."

He only said "it turns red" (tahmarru) and "it turns yellow" (tasfarru) because he did not mean the pure color; rather, this is used for an inclining color. It is said: "his face kept turning red and yellow" (yahmarru wajhuhu wa yasfarru) when it shifts sometimes toward yellowness and sometimes toward redness. But when they mean that it has become established and settled, they say: "it became red" (tahammara) and "it became yellow" (tasaffara).

In his saying "until it becomes shiqih" there is evidence that the consideration in the appearance of ripeness is only the occurrence of redness in the fruit, not the arrival of the time in which the ripeness of fruits generally occurs.

(1) Its chain is authentic. Humayd: he is Ibn Abi Humayd al-Tawil, and Abu al-Walid: he is Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik al-Tayalisi, and al-Hasan ibn 'Ali: he is al-Khallal.

Also recorded by Ibn Majah (2217), and al-Tirmidhi (1272) via multiple paths from Hammad ibn Salama, with it.

It is in the Musnad of Ahmad (13314), and Sahih Ibn Hibban (4993).