What is the obligation if the fruit changes state, such as fresh dates becoming dried dates or grapes becoming raisins?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Usurpation

Book 22 · Issue 2 · Bab 1

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If the fruit has changed its state, such as fresh dates becoming dried dates or grapes becoming raisins, the usurper must return the resulting item and compensate for any depreciation in value. The usurper has no claim based on the labor expended in tending to it.