Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 97 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Do not let any of you bid against each other.” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ […]
Muwatta Malik is one of the earliest and most respected collections of hadith and Islamic jurisprudence, compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas. It combines the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with the practices of the people of Madinah, serving as a foundational text for Maliki fiqh and Islamic legal tradition.
Book 31, Business Transactions, discusses the principles and rules governing trade and commerce.
Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 98 Malik related to me from Abu’z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Do not go out to meet the caravans for trade, do not bid against each other, outbidding in order to raise the price, and […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 99 Malik said, from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade najsh. Malik said, “Najsh is to offer a man more than the worth of his goods when you do not mean to buy them and someone else […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 100 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar from Abdullah ibn Umar that a man mentioned to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that he was always being cheated in business transactions. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 101 Malik related to me that Yahya ibn Said heard Said ibn al- Musayyab say, “When you come to a land where they give full measure and full weight, stay there. When you come to a land where they shorten the measure and weight, then do not stay there very […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 102 Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said that he heard Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir say, “Allah loves his slave who is generous when he sells, and generous when he buys, generous when he repays, and generous when he is repaid.” Malik said about a man who bought camels or […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 103 Malik related to me that he asked Ibn Shihab about a man who hired an animal, and then re-hired it out for more than what he hired it for. He said, “There is no harm in that.” وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ، يَتَكَارَى الدَّابَّةَ ثُمَّ […]