Sahih al-Bukhari 6722 (Book 90, Hadith 27)
else).” Some men said, “If one wants to buy a house for 20,000 Dirhams then there is no harm to play
a trick to deprive somebody of preemption by buying it (just on paper) with 20,000 Dirhams but
paying to the seller only 9,999 Dirhams in cash and then agree with the seller to pay only one Dinar in
cash for the rest of the price (i.e. 10,001 Dirhams). If the preemptor offers 20,000 Dirhams for the
house, he can buy it otherwise he has no right to buy it (by this trick he got out of preemption). If the
house proves to belong to somebody else other than the seller, the buyer should take back from the
seller what he has paid, i.e., 9,999 Dirhams and one Dinar, because if the house proves to belong to
somebody else, so the whole bargain (deal) is unlawful. If the buyer finds a defect in the house and it
does not belong to somebody other than the seller, the buyer may return it and receive 20,000 Dirhams
(instead of 9999 Dirham plus one Dinar) which he actually paid.’ Abu `Abdullah said, “So that man
allows (some people) the playing of tricks amongst the Muslims (although) the Prophet (ﷺ) said, ‘In
dealing with Muslims one should not sell them sick (animals) or bad things or stolen things.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6722 (Book 90, Hadith 27)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The monumental hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari was authored by the renowned scholar al-Bukhārī approximately in the year 847. It is universally regarded as one of the most valued and authentic texts in Sunni Islamic scholarship, second only to the Quran in authority. This work is a primary member of the Kutub al-Sittah, a group of six trusted hadith collections that also includes the works of Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, and ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s compilation is vast, featuring 7,563 hadiths systematically arranged across 97 different books.
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For more Hadith in Book 90: Tricks