Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 73 Narrated Usaid b. Zuhair: Rafi’ b. Khadij came to us and said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbids you from a work which is beneficial to you ; and obedience to Allah and His Prophet (ﷺ) is more beneficial to you. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbids you […]
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 74 AbuJa’far al-Khatmi said: My uncle sent me and his slave to Sa’id ibn al-Musayyab. We said to him, there is something which has reached us about sharecropping. He replied: Ibn Umar did not see any harm in it until a tradition reached him from Rafi’ ibn Khadij. He […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 75 Narrated Rafi’ ibn Khadij: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade muhaqalah and muzabanah. Those who cultivate land are three: a man who has (his own) land and he tills it: a man who has been lent land and he tills the one lent to him; a man who […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 76 Abu Dawud said: I read out (this tradition) to Sa’id b. Ya’qub al-Taliqini, and I said to him: Ibn al-Mubarak transmitted (this tradition) to you from Sa’id Abi Shuja’ who said: ‘Uthman b. Sahl b. Rafi’ b. Khadij narrated it to me saying: I was an orphan being […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 77 Narrated Rafi’ ibn Khadij: Rafi’ had cultivated a land. The Prophet (ﷺ) passed him when he was watering it. So he asked him: To whom does the crop belong, and to whom does the land belong? He replied: The crop is mine for my seed and labour. The […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 78 Narrated Rafi’ ibn Khadij: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone sows in other people’s land without their permission, he has no right to any of the crop, but he may have what it cost him. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ رَافِعِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 79 Narrated Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade muhaqalah, muzabanah, mukhabarah, and mu’awanah. One of the two narrators from Hammad said the word mu’awamah, and other said: “selling many years ahead”. The agreed version then goes: and thunya, but gave license for ‘araya. حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 80 Narrated Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah : The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade muzabanah, muhaqalah and thunya except it is known. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو حَفْصٍ، عُمَرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ السَّيَّارِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ نَهَى […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 81 Narrated Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah : I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: If any of you does not leave mukhabarah, he should take notice of war from Allah and His Apostle (ﷺ). حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رَجَاءٍ، – يَعْنِي الْمَكِّيَّ – قَالَ ابْنُ خُثَيْمٍ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 82 Narrated Zaid b. Thabit: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade mukhabarah. I asked: What is mukhabarah ? He replied: That you have the land (for cultivation) for half, a third, or a quarter (of the produce). حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 83 Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) made an agreement with the people of Khaibar to work and cultivate in return for half of the fruits or produce. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 23, Hadith 84 Narrated Ibn ‘Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) handed over the Jews of Khaibar the palm trees and the land of Khaibar on condition that they should employ what belonged to them in working on them, and that he should have half of the fruits. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ […]