Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5551
أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ التَّمْرِ وَالزَّبِيبِ وَلاَ بَيْنَ الزَّهْوِ وَالرُّطَبِ ".
Suwayd ibn Nasr reported to us; he said: ʿAbdullah informed us, from al-Awzaʿi, who said: Yahya ibn Abi Kathir narrated to me; he said: ʿAbdullah ibn Abi Qatadah narrated to me, from his father, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: ‘Do not mix dried dates with raisins, nor dates just beginning to ripen with fresh ripe dates.’
Translation notes
The Arabic distinguishes stages of date ripeness: al-zahw refers to dates beginning to ripen, while al-rutab are fresh ripe dates.