Is it permissible to trade raw produce for its cooked form of the same genus?

Chapter on Riba (Usury) and Exchange (Sarf)

Al-Mughni

Book of Sales

Book 12 · Issue 3 · Bab 3

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The exchange of raw produce for its cooked form of the same genus is not permissible because the cooked item is inherently subject to a deficiency in a subsequent state (after the initial exchange), making the exchange invalid, analogous to trading fresh dates for dried dates (tamar).