LessonsKitab al-Buyu: Houses, Land, Trees, Crops and Fruit OwnershipQuiz

A buyer may own the field while the former owner still owns a standing crop on it. That difference matters for vacant delivery, not only for abstract ownership.

The next part of the original text directs the seller to clear the sold property and deliver it. Classical commentary also discusses the effect on standing crops.

Keep title to the thing and the duty to hand it over as two separate questions.

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Consequences of separately owned crops

Kitab al-Buyu: Houses, Land, Trees, Crops and Fruit Ownership

A buyer may own the field while the former owner still owns a standing crop on it. That difference matters for vacant delivery, not only for abstract ownership.

The next part of the original text directs the seller to clear the sold property and deliver it. Classical commentary also discusses the effect on standing crops.

Keep title to the thing and the duty to hand it over as two separate questions.