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 35, Salam (Deferred Delivery Sales), discusses sales contracts where payment is made in advance for goods delivered later.

Sahih al-Bukhari 2157 (Book 35, Hadith 1)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2157 (Book 35, Hadith 1) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) came to Medina and the people used to pay in advance the price of fruits to be delivered within one or two years. (The sub-narrator is in doubt whether it was one to two years or two to three years.) The Prophet […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2158 (Book 35, Hadith 2)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2158 (Book 35, Hadith 2) Narrated Ibn Abi Najih: as above, mentioning only specific measure. حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، بِهَذَا ‏ “‏ فِي كَيْلٍ مَعْلُومٍ وَوَزْنٍ مَعْلُومٍ ‏”‏‏.‏ Sahih al-Bukhari 2158 (Book 35, Hadith 2)   The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Sahih al-Bukhari […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2159 (Book 35, Hadith 3)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2159 (Book 35, Hadith 3) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) came to Medina and the people used to pay in advance the price of dates to be delivered within two or three years. He said (to them), “Whoever pays in advance the price of a thing to be delivered later should pay […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2160 (Book 35, Hadith 4)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2160 (Book 35, Hadith 4) Narrated Ibn Abi Najih: as above, saying, “He should pay the price in advance for a specified measure and for a specified period.” حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، وَقَالَ، ‏ “‏ فَلْيُسْلِفْ فِي كَيْلٍ مَعْلُومٍ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مَعْلُومٍ ‏”‏‏.‏ Sahih al-Bukhari 2160 (Book 35, […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2161 (Book 35, Hadith 5)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2161 (Book 35, Hadith 5) Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet (ﷺ) came (to Medina) and he told the people (regarding the payment of money in advance that they should pay it) for a known specified measure and a known specified weight and a known specified period. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2162 (Book 35, Hadith 6)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2162 (Book 35, Hadith 6) Narrated Shu`ba: Muhammad or `Abdullah bin Abu Al-Mujalid said, “Abdullah bin Shaddad and Abu Burda differed regarding As-Salam, so they sent me to Ibn Abi `Aufa and I asked him about it. He replied, ‘In the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), Abu Bakr and `Umar, we used to […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2163 (Book 35, Hadith 7)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2163 (Book 35, Hadith 7) Narrated Muhammad bin Al-Mujalid: `Abdullah bin Shaddad and Abu Burda sent me to `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa and told me to ask `Abdullah whether the people in the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pay in advance for wheat (to be delivered later). `Abdullah replied, “We used […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2164 (Book 35, Hadith 8)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2164 (Book 35, Hadith 8) Narrated Muhammad bin Abi Al-Mujalid: as above (446) and said, “We used to pay them in advance for wheat and barley (to be delivered later). Narrated Ash-Shaibani–“And also for oil.” Narrated Ash-Shaibani: who said “We used to pay in advance for wheat barley and dried grapes.” حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2165 (Book 35, Hadith 9)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2165 (Book 35, Hadith 9) Narrated Abu Bakhtari at-Tai: I asked Ibn `Abbas about Salam for (the fruits of) date-palms. He replied “The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the sale a dates on the trees till they became fit for eating and could be weighed.” A man asked what to be weighed (as the dates […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2166 (Book 35, Hadith 10)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2166 (Book 35, Hadith 10) Narrated Abu Al-Bakhtari: I asked Ibn `Umar about Salam (the fruits of) date-palms. He replied, “The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the sale of dates till their benefit becomes evident and fit for eating and also the sale of silver (for gold) on credit.” I asked Ibn `Abbas about Salam […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2167 (Book 35, Hadith 11)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2167 (Book 35, Hadith 11) Narrated Abu Al-Bakhtari: I asked Ibn `Umar about Salam for dates. Ibn `Umar replied, “The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the sale (the fruits) of date-palms until they were fit for eating and also forbade the sale of silver for gold on credit.” I also asked Ibn `Abbas about it. […]

Sahih al-Bukhari 2168 (Book 35, Hadith 12)

Sahih al-Bukhari 2168 (Book 35, Hadith 12) Narrated `Aisha: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) bought some foodstuff (barley) from a Jew on credit and mortgaged his iron armor to him (the armor stands for a guarantor). حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتِ اشْتَرَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ […]