Selling grape juice

The father of Abu Bakr bin Abi Musa used to sell grape juice.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked about selling grapes. He said: "Dry them, then sell them."

It is narrated from Mus'ab bin Sa'd that the man in charge of the estate of Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) came to him and said: "The grapes have become very plentiful." He said: "Dry them and make them into raisins; sell them as grapes." The man said: "They are even more than that." The narrator said: Then Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) himself went out to his estate and ordered that they be uprooted, and they were uprooted. Then he said to his steward: "After this I will not trust you with anything."

Abu Ubaydah had grapevines. He had told his agents: "Sell them while they are grapes; and if they are not bought, then at the time their juice is pressed, press the juice and sell it."

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib and Ibrahim said: "There is no harm in selling grape juice as long as it does not become intoxicating."

It is also reported from Ibrahim; both of them (Sa'id bin al-Musayyib and Ibrahim) said: "There is no harm in selling grape juice as long as it has not fermented."

Ata said concerning a man who sells grape juice to a person who makes wine from it: "I would prefer that it be sold to someone who does not make wine; and if he sells it even to the person who makes wine, there is no harm in that."

Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about selling grape juice. He said: "Sell it as long as it is sweet."

It is narrated from al-Hakam concerning a man who had grapes and used to press them and sell the juice. He said: "Sell them while they are grapes or after making them into juice; there is no harm in either case."

Ata said: "Do not sell grapes to a person who makes wine from them."

Sufyan was asked about selling grape juice. He said: "Sell what is lawful to whomever you wish."

Ata said: "Do not sell grape juice to a person who makes wine from it."