Sahih Muslim Book - 21, Hadith - 3878

وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا حُجَيْنُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ أَنْ يُبَاعَ ثَمَرُ النَّخْلِ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةُ أَنْ يُبَاعَ الزَّرْعُ بِالْقَمْحِ وَاسْتِكْرَاءُ الأَرْضِ بِالْقَمْحِ. قَالَ وَأَخْبَرَنِى سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنَّهُ قَالَ « لاَ تَبْتَاعُوا الثَّمَرَ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلاَحُهُ وَلاَ تَبْتَاعُوا الثَّمَرَ بِالتَّمْرِ ». وَقَالَ سَالِمٌ أَخْبَرَنِى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنَّهُ رَخَّصَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فِى بَيْعِ الْعَرِيَّةِ بِالرُّطَبِ أَوْ بِالتَّمْرِ وَلَمْ يُرَخِّصْ فِى غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ.

It was narrated from Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) forbade Muzabanah and Muhaqalah transactions. Muzabanah is when dates on the tree are sold for dry dates, and Muhaqalah is when crops in the field are sold for dry wheat, or land is leased out for wheat. He said: "Salim bin 'Abdullah narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'Do not sell produce until it becomes ripe, and do not sell fresh dates for dry dates.' Salim said: ''Abdullah bin Zaid bin Thabit told me that after that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) granted a concession allowing the sale of 'Araya for fresh dates or dried dates, but he did not grant a concession in any other case.'"