موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب البيوعBook: On the Rulings of Buying and Selling
بَابُ النَّهْيِ عَنْ بَيْعِ الثِّمَارِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلَاحُهَاProhibition of selling fruit before its ripeness appears
Hadith 1314B1
قَالَ مَالِكٌ : وَبَيْعُ الثِّمَارِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْدُوَ صَلَاحُهَا مِنْ بَيْعِ الْغَرَرِ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said that selling fruits before their goodness is known is a deceptive sale, from which the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade.
