Whose responsibility is the loss if the fruit reaches the time of harvesting but the buyer fails to pick it?

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If the fruit reaches the season for picking but the buyer fails to pick it until it is destroyed, the loss falls upon the buyer because it is due to his negligence (tafrit) in failing to remove the fruit when able. If the fruit is purchased before ripening on the condition of cutting, and the buyer could cut it but did not, and it perished, it is his responsibility. However, if it perished before it was possible to cut it, it remains the responsibility of the seller, similar to the previous rulings on calamity.