Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2196
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَلِيمِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مِينَا، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ تُبَاعَ الثَّمَرَةُ حَتَّى تُشَقِّحَ. فَقِيلَ مَا تُشَقِّحُ قَالَ تَحْمَارُّ وَتَصْفَارُّ وَيُؤْكَلُ مِنْهَا.
Musaddad narrated to us: Yahya ibn Said narrated to us, from Salim ibn Hayyan: Said ibn Mina narrated to us; he said: I heard Jabir ibn Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with them both, say: The Prophet forbade selling fruit until it had begun to change color. He was asked, “What does that mean?” He replied, “It turns red and yellow, and some of it can be eaten.”
Translation notes
The Arabic describes the fruit turning red and yellow and becoming partly edible as the sign intended.