Chapter on the Remission for Calamity (jā’iḥa)

A remission for calamity is adjudicated in every sale of fruit and in every sale of greens. The blight that strikes greens, however, is governed by a ruling different from that for fruit and grain, as will be explained in this chapter, God willing. The same distinction applies to crops that are irrigated when the loss is caused by the water supply, as we shall also set out. When the blight affecting fruit reaches one-third of the measured yield or more, judgment is rendered in favor of the purchaser against the seller, deducting that proportion from the price.