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Does usury apply to honey; in other words, is it permissible to sell one kilogram of a certain type of honey for two kilograms of another type?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Honey is among the ribawi (usurious) commodities. Therefore, it is not permissible to sell one kilogram of bee honey for two kilograms of the same type. As for bee honey with sugarcane honey or date honey, it is permissible to exchange them with a difference in quantity, provided that the exchange is hand-to-hand (simultaneous possession). The different types of honey (bee honey, date honey, sugarcane honey) are distinct categories, and it is permissible to exchange them with a difference in quantity, such as one pound of bee honey for two pounds of sugarcane honey, hand-to-hand. It is permissible to sell honey for an equal measure of the same type if it is purified from its wax. If the types differ, a difference in quantity is permissible, such as sugarcane honey for bee honey.

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