Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 25 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by ‘Ubadah b. al-Samit through a different chain of transmitters with some alternation. This version adds: “He said: If these classes differ, sell as you wish if payment is made on the spot.” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 23, Commercial Transactions (Kitāb al‑Buyūʿ), discusses buying, selling, contracts, and trade ethics.
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 26 Narrated Fudalah ibn Ubayd: The Prophet (ﷺ) was brought a necklace in which there were gold and pearls. (The narrators AbuBakr and (Ahmad) Ibn Mani’ said: The pearls were set with gold in it, and a man bought it for nine or seven dinars.) The Prophet (ﷺ) said: […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 27 Narrated Fudalah bin ‘Ubaid: At the battle of Khaibar I bought a necklace in which there were gold and pearls for twelve dinars. I separated them and found that its worth was more than twelve dinars. So I mentioned that to the Prophet (ﷺ) who said: It must […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 28 Narrated Fudalah bin ‘Ubaid: We were with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at the battle of Khaibar. We were selling to the Jews one uqiyah of gold for one dinar. The narrators other than Qutaibah said: “for two or three dinars.” Then both the versions agreed. The Messenger […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 29 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: I used to sell camels at al-Baqi for dinars and take dirhams for them, and sell for dirhams and take dinars for them. I would take these for these and give these for these. I went to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who was […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 30 The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Simak (b. Harb) with a different chain of narrators and to the same effect. The first version is more perfect. It does not mention the words “at the current rate”. حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ الأَسْوَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 31 Narrated Samurah (ibn Jundub): The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade selling animals for animals when payment was to be made at a later date. حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الْحَيَوَانِ بِالْحَيَوَانِ نَسِيئَةً . Sunan […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 32 Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-‘As: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded him to equip an army, but the camels were insufficient. So he commanded him to keep back the young camels of sadaqah, and he was taking a camel to be replaced by two when the camels […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 33 Narrated Jabir: The Prophet (ﷺ) bought a slave for two slaves. حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ، أَنَّ اللَّيْثَ، حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا بِعَبْدَيْنِ . Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 33 This hadith […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 34 Zayd Abu ‘Ayyash asked Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas about the sale of the soft and white kind of wheat for barley. Sa’d said: Which of them is better? He replied: Soft and white kind of wheat. So he forbade him from it and said: I heard the Messenger […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 35 Narrated Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade to sell fresh dates for dry dates when payment is made at a later date. Abu Dawud said: The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Sa’d (b. Abi Waqqas) from the Prophet (ﷺ) through a […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 36 Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the sale of fruits on the tree for fruits by measure, and sale of grapes for raisins by measure, and sale of harvest for wheat by measure. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ […]