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Kitabul Buyu' [Book of Transactions] - The ruling of Fasid transactions and its examples

Question 795) - What is the ruling of selling silkworms and bees?

A: The silkworm can only be sold with the silk.* The bee can only be sold with its hive.

* According to Imaam Abu Hanifa RAH. the silkworm is a vermin and may not be sold at all. According to Abu Yusuf it can be sold by the way when it shows that it is producing silk. According to Muhammed upon whose view the Fatwa is, the silkworm can be sold under any circumstance since it has benefit.

~ al-Quduri ~