Sahih al-Bukhari 2057 (Book 34, Hadith 85) Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “He who buys foodstuff should not sell it till he has received it.” حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ […]
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 2058 (Book 34, Hadith 86) Narrated Az-Zuhri from Malik bin Aus: That the latter said, “Who has change?” Talha said, “I (will have change) when our storekeeper comes from the forest.” Malik bin Aus narrated from `Umar bin Al-Khattab: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The bartering of gold for gold is Riba (usury), except […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2059 (Book 34, Hadith 87) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the selling of foodstuff before receiving it. I consider that all types of sellings should be done similarly. حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ الَّذِي حَفِظْنَاهُ مِنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ سَمِعَ طَاوُسًا، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2060 (Book 34, Hadith 88) Narrated Ibn `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The buyer of foodstuff should not sell it before it has been measured for him.” Isma`il narrated instead, “He should not sell it before receiving it.” حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2061 (Book 34, Hadith 89) Narrated Ibn `Umar: I saw the people buy foodstuff randomly (i.e. blindly without measuring it) in the lifetime of Allah’s Apostle and they were punished (by beating), if they tried to sell it before carrying it to their own houses. حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2062 (Book 34, Hadith 90) Narrated Aisha: Rarely did the Prophet (ﷺ) fail to visit Abu Bakr’s house everyday, either in the morning or in the evening. When the permission for migration to Medina was granted, all of a sudden the Prophet (ﷺ) came to us at noon and Abu Bakr was informed, […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2063 (Book 34, Hadith 91) Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do not urge somebody to return what he has already bought (i.e. in optional sale) from another seller so as to sell him your own goods.” حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2064 (Book 34, Hadith 92) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the selling of things by a town dweller on behalf of a desert dweller; and similarly Najsh was forbidden. And one should not urge somebody to return the goods to the seller so as to sell him his own goods; nor […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2065 (Book 34, Hadith 93) Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: A man decided that a slave of his would be manumitted after his death and later on he was in need of money, so the Prophet (ﷺ) took the slave and said, “Who will buy this slave from me?” Nu’aim bin `Abdullah bought him […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2066 (Book 34, Hadith 94) Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade Najsh. حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنِ النَّجْشِ. Sahih al-Bukhari 2066 (Book 34, Hadith 94) The above hadith is from the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2067 (Book 34, Hadith 95) Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the sale called ‘Habal-al-Habala which was a kind of sale practiced in the Pre- Islamic Period of ignorance. One would pay the price of a she-camel which was not born yet would be born by the immediate offspring of an […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 2068 (Book 34, Hadith 96) Narrated Abu Sa`id: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the selling by Munabadha, i.e. to sell one’s garment by casting it to the buyer not allowing him to examine or see it. Similarly he forbade the selling by Mulamasa. Mulamasa is to buy a garment, for example, by merely touching […]