Those who disliked a man making a sale and excepting part of it

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that a sale be made and some (unspecified) part of it be set aside.

Amr bin Shu'ayb said: I asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him): May I sell the fruit of my land and set aside some part of it? He said: Do not make an exception; if you must, set aside a specific tree, but do not free even that from the charity (sadaqah).

He said: I mentioned it to Muhammad bin Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him), and it seemed to please him.

Al-Qasim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Were it not that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) disliked setting aside some unspecified part, and he was a man held in approval among us, we would have seen no harm in it.

Ibn Ulayyah added, from Ibn Awn: We used to relate that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would say: I do not sell this palm tree, and I do not sell this palm tree.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) disliked that some of the palm trees be bought by measure.

Abu Hamzah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I said to Ibrahim: I sell a goat to a man and set aside part of it; how is it to do so? He said: It is not right. Rather, say to him: I sell you half of the goat.

Jabir bin Zayd was asked about a man who sells something and sets aside part of it. He said: This is not right.

Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about a man who sells the dates of his land and sets aside one (or some) kurr. The narrator said: It pleased him that the man should designate (specific) palm trees.

Hajjaj said: I asked Abu Bakr bin Abi Musa (may Allah have mercy on him) about a man who sold goods to another man and said: I am your partner in these goods. He disliked this sale.

Salim disliked that some measures, kurrs or particular containers be set aside in a sale.