I asked Ibn Abbas about Salam for (the fruits of) date-palms. He replied ''The Prophet forbade the sale a dates on the trees till they became fit for eating and could be weighed.'' A man asked what to be weighed (as the dates were still on the trees). Another man sitting beside Ibn Abbas replied, ''Till they are cut and stored.'' Narrated Abu Al-Bakhtari: I heard Ibn Abbas (saying) that the Prophet forbade … etc. as above.