Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 2199
قَالَ اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، ابْتَاعَ ثَمَرًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَبْدُوَ صَلاَحُهُ، ثُمَّ أَصَابَتْهُ عَاهَةٌ، كَانَ مَا أَصَابَهُ عَلَى رَبِّهِ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَتَبَايَعُوا الثَّمَرَ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلاَحُهَا، وَلاَ تَبِيعُوا الثَّمَرَ بِالتَّمْرِ ".
Al-Layth said: Yunus narrated to me, from Ibn Shihab, who said: If a man were to buy produce before its ripeness became evident, and it were then struck by a calamity, what befell it would be upon its owner. Salim ibn Abdullah informed me, from Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, that the Messenger of Allah said: “Do not trade produce until its ripeness becomes evident, and do not sell produce in exchange for dates.”
Translation notes
The opening is a statement from Ibn Shihab, introduced through Yunus, before the Prophetic report through Salim and Ibn Umar. The Arabic says the loss is upon its owner; the English witness identifies that as the owner rather than the buyer.