478 — They unanimously agree that the ʿarāyā sale—an exchange of fresh dates still on the palm for a measured amount of dry dates—is permitted. Al-Nuʿmān (Abū Ḥanīfa) and his followers, however, ruled that it is impermissible.

479 — They unanimously agree that when a person sells date-palms that have not yet been pollinated, the fruit belongs to the purchaser. Ibn Abī Laylā alone dissented, maintaining that the fruit is the buyer’s even without an explicit stipulation, because the fruit is considered an integral part of the palm.

480 — They unanimously agree that whoever buys a muṣarrā animal (one whose udders have been tied to accumulate milk) and milks it has the option: if he wishes, he keeps it, and if he wishes, he returns it together with a sāʿ of dates (1). Abū Yūsuf and Ibn Abī Laylā alone said that he must return it along with the monetary value of the milk, while al-Nuʿmān voiced an anomalous opinion: the buyer has no right to return the animal and cannot restore what he has taken of its milk.

481 — They unanimously agree that going out to intercept incoming merchandise outside the town is impermissible (2). Al-Nuʿmān alone saw no harm in it.

482 — They unanimously agree that selling one debt for another debt is invalid.

483 — They unanimously agree that the hand-to-hand sale of livestock is permissible.

484 — They unanimously agree that selling water from the flood-waters of the Nile and the Euphrates is permissible.

485 — They unanimously agree that if the commodity is a slave-girl and the buyer sets her free before taking possession of her, the emancipation is effected.

486 — They unanimously agree—on the strength of the Prophetic report, “Whoever separates a mother from her child, Allah will separate him from those he loves on the Day of Resurrection” (3)—that this ruling applies when the child is still under seven years of age.