Is it permissible for a buyer of fruit to sell it while it is still on the tree?

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The sale of fruit while it remains on the tree is permissible. This view is held by Al-Zubayr ibn Al-Awwam, Zayd ibn Thabit, Al-Hasan ibn Abi Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Abu Hanifa, Al-Shafi'i, and Ibn Al-Mundhir. The justification is that the buyer is permitted to dispose of the fruit, thus allowing him to sell it, similar to when it has been harvested. The condition of not having taken possession is refuted because every item is taken possession of according to its nature, and here, possession is established through relinquishment (takhliyah), which has occurred.