It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade selling the fruit of dates for two or three years.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب البيوع والكسب والمعاش وما يتعلق بالتجارة / 5870
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«حديث صحيح۔ أخرجه النسائي: 7/ 294 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 14371 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 14424»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Selling dates on their trees for more than one year in a single contract is called “Bay‘ Mu‘awamah.” The sale of the upper years refers to this very transaction. There is deception in this sale, because there is no knowledge of how much fruit will grow and what its quality will be, nor whether it will remain until the end or not.