Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2195
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى أَنْ تُبَاعَ ثَمَرَةُ النَّخْلِ حَتَّى تَزْهُوَ. قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي حَتَّى تَحْمَرَّ.
Translation
Ibn Muqatil narrated to us: Abdullah informed us: Humayd al-Tawil narrated to us, from Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah forbade selling dates on the palm until they had begun to ripen. Abu Abdullah said: That is, until they turn red.
Translation notes
The verb tazhu indicates that the dates begin to show ripeness or color; Abu Abdullah glosses it as turning red.