Sahih al-Bukhari 1997 (Book 34, Hadith 25) Narrated Al-Miqdam: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Nobody has ever eaten a better meal than that which one has earned by working with one’s own hands. The Prophet (ﷺ) of Allah, David used to eat from the earnings of his manual labor.” حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى، عَنْ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.
Book 34, Sales & Trade, discusses the rules, ethics, and types of commercial transactions.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1998 (Book 34, Hadith 26) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) David used not to eat except from the earnings of his manual labor.” حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1999 (Book 34, Hadith 27) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “No doubt, it is better for any one of you to cut a bundle of wood and carry it over his back rather than to ask someone who may or may not give him.” حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2000 (Book 34, Hadith 28) Narrated Az-Zubair bin Al-Awwam: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “One would rather take a rope and cut wood and carry it than ask others). حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2001 (Book 34, Hadith 29) Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “May Allah’s mercy be on him who is lenient in his buying, selling, and in demanding back his money.” حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُطَرِّفٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2002 (Book 34, Hadith 30) Narrated Hudhaifa: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Before your time the angels received the soul of a man and asked him, ‘Did you do any good deeds (in your life)?’ He replied, ‘I used to order my employees to grant time to the rich person to pay his debts […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2003 (Book 34, Hadith 31) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “There was a merchant who used to lend the people, and whenever his debtor was in straitened circumstances, he would say to his employees, ‘Forgive him so that Allah may forgive us.’ So, Allah forgave him.” حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2004 (Book 34, Hadith 32) Narrated Hakim bin Hizam: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The seller and the buyer have the right to keep or return goods as long as they have not parted or till they part; and if both the parties spoke the truth and described the defects and qualities (of the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2005 (Book 34, Hadith 33) Narrated Abu Sa`id: We used to be given mixed dates (from the booty) and used to sell (barter) two Sas of those dates) for one Sa (of good dates). The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to us), “No (bartering of) two Sas for one Sa nor two Dirhams for one […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2006 (Book 34, Hadith 34) Narrated Abu Mas`ud: An Ansari man, called Abu Shu’aib, came and told his butcher slave, “Prepare meals sufficient for five persons, for I want to invite the Prophet (ﷺ) along with four other persons as I saw signs of hunger on his face.” Abu Shu’aib invited them and […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2007 (Book 34, Hadith 35) Narrated Hakim bin Hizam: The Prophet (ﷺ) aid, “The buyer and the seller have the option to cancel or to confirm the deal, as long as they have not parted or till they part, and if they spoke the truth and told each other the defects of the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2008 (Book 34, Hadith 36) Narrated Abu Hurairah (ra): The Prophet (ﷺ) said “Certainly a time will come when people will not bother to know from where they earned the money, by lawful means or unlawful means.” (See Hadith no. 2050) حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، […]