FatwaFederal TerritoriesTransactions & Finance
AL-KAFI #1294: TANAM KEMBALI BIJI DARIPADA BUAH-BUAHAN YANG DIBELI
Is it theft or a violation of the original grower's rights to replant seeds from store-bought fruit such as durian or grapes and sell the resulting produce?
Short answer
Planting or propagating seeds from purchased fruit is permissible.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Transactions & Finance
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Planting or propagating seeds from purchased fruit is permissible. By local custom, buying fruit includes the seeds inside it, so the buyer may plant or discard them, and this is neither theft nor a violation of rights. Selling the resulting produce is also permissible, and the income is lawful and clean.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
hukum menanam atau melakukan pembenihan terhadap biji-biji daripada buah-buahan yang dibeli di pasar bagi menghasilkan sendiri pokok dan buah adalah harus dan dibolehkan.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1294: TANAM KEMBALI BIJI DARIPADA BUAH-BUAHAN YANG DIBELI”, 19 June 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3497-al-kafi-1294-tanam-kembali-biji-daripada-buah-buahan-yang-dibeli. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/replanting-seeds-from-purchased-fruit/