Ꜥarāyā sale (بَيْعُ الْعَرَايَا)
الفقه أصول الفقه
التعريف :
To sell the fruit which is still on the date trees in return for dates already in hand, by way of estimate, provided that it is less than five wasq, which is equal to 653 kilograms.
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
The sale of an amount of ripe dates that are still on the palm tree based on an estimation of the dates on the ground based on dry measurement.
الشرح المختصر :
"Bay‘ al-‘arayā" (contract of barter in dates) is a type of sale that Islam has permitted and in which the owner of an orchard grants someone the fruits of his palm tree as a gift, but then he gets harmed due to his constant entering the orchard, so he purchases the fruits from him. This purchase is not done in cash, instead, they estimate the amount of dates on the date palm, and he pays him that amount in dates.