Prohibition of Commerce
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Question
What is the prohibition of commerce?
Answer
It is forbidden to trade in the fruits of the Sabbatical year in the same manner as in other years. Even in a permitted manner, it is forbidden to sell them by measure, weight, or number, but only by estimation. It is also forbidden to sell them in places where they are usually sold in other years. Inclusion [selling a permitted item at a high price and giving the Sabbatical fruit as a gift] and deferred payment [payment not in cash, but on credit or loan] do not permit the prohibition of commerce.
Source
Rambam (Shemita, Chapter 6); Azmera Leshimcha (Shemita, Issue 2).
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