Ownerless Fruits in the Sabbatical Year
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Question
Hello, In the Sabbatical year, is a person allowed to pick any fruit from any tree that does not belong to them for their own use? Or is it only the owner of the tree who can pick the fruit to eat or distribute to whomever they wish?
Answer
Hello
In the Sabbatical year, the fruits are ownerless, and the owner is not the proprietor of the tree, so he cannot decide who will pick and who will take.
However, when there is a concern that those coming to the field to pick may damage the field or other items there, some authorities have permitted the owner to pick and remove the fruits outside the field.