Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 61 Narrated Hakim ibn Hizam: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent with him a dinar to buy a sacrificial animal for him. He bought a sheep for a dinar, sold it for two and then returned and bought a sacrificial animal for a dinar for him and brought the […]
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 62 Narrated ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: If any of you can become like the man who had a faraq of rice, he should become like him. They (the people) asked: Who is the man who had a faraq of rice with […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 63 Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas’ud: I Ammar, and Sa’d became partners in what we would receive on the day of Badr. Sa’d then brought two prisoners, but I and Ammar did not bring anything. حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ، […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 64 Amr ibn Dinar said: I heard Ibn Umar say: We did not see any harm in sharecropping till I heard Rafi’ ibn Khadij say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) has forbidden it. So I mentioned it to Tawus. He said: Ibn Abbas told me that the Messenger of […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 65 Narrated ‘Urwah b. al-Zubair: That Zayd ibn Thabit said: May Allah forgive Rafi’ ibn Khadij. I swear by Allah, I have more knowledge of Hadith than him. Two persons of the Ansar (according to the version of Musaddad) came to him who were disputing with each other. The […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 66 Narrated Sa’d: We used to lease land for what grew by the streamlets and for what was watered from them. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade us to do that, and commanded us to lease if for gold or silver. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 67 Narrated Hanzlah b. Qais al-Ansari: I asked Rafi’ b. Khadij about the lease of land for gold and silver (i.e. for dinars and dirhams). There is no harm in it, for the people used to let out land in the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 68 Hanzalah ibn Qays said that he asked Rafi’ ibn Khadij about the lease of land. He replied: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the leasing of land. I asked: (Did he forbid) for gold and silver (i.e. dinars and dirhams)? He replied: If it is against gold and […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 69 Narrated Salim bin ‘Abdullah b. ‘Umar: Ibn ‘Umar used to let out his land till it reached him that Rafi’ b. Khadij al-Ansari narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade let out land. So ‘Abd Allah (b. ‘Umar) said: Ibn Khadij, what do you narrate from the […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 70 Narrated Rafi’ b. Khadij: We used to employ people to till land for a share of it produce. He then maintained that, one of his uncles came to him and said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade us from a work which beneficial to us. But obedience to […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 71 Ayyub said: Ya’la b. Hakim wrote to me: I heard Sulaiman b. Yasar narrating the tradition to the same effect as narrated by ‘Ubaid Allah and through the same chain. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ كَتَبَ إِلَىَّ يَعْلَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 72 Narrated Rafi’ ibn Khadij: AbuRafi’ came to us from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade us from a work which benefited us; but obedience to Allah and His Apostle (ﷺ) is more beneficial to us. He forbade that one of us cultivates […]