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Sunan Abu DawudCommercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)

Sunan Abu Dawud 3370

Chapter: Regarding Selling Crops Before They Are Ripe

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3370

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَلاَّدٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَلِيمِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مِينَاءَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم

أَنْ تُبَاعَ الثَّمَرَةُ حَتَّى تُشَقِّحَ ‏.‏ قِيلَ وَمَا تُشَقِّحُ قَالَ تَحْمَارُّ وَتَصْفَارُّ وَيُؤْكَلُ مِنْهَا ‏.‏

Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah :

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the sale of fruits until they are ripened (tushqihah). He was asked: What do you mean by their ripening (ishqah)? He replied: They become red or yellow, and they are eaten.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 3370) and Al-Bukhari (No. 2196).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيد بْن مِينَاء ) : بِكَسْرِ الْمِيم وَمَدّ النُّون مَوْلَى أَبِي ذُبَاب أَبُو الْوَلِيد الْمَكِّيّ وَثَّقَهُ اِبْن مَعِين وَأَبُو حَاتِم ( حَتَّى تُشْقِح ) : يُقَال أَشَقَحَ وَشَقَّحَ بِالتَّشْدِيدِ. كَذَا فِي فَتْح الْوَدُود. قَالَ فِي الْفَتْح : مِنْ الرُّبَاعِيّ يُقَال أَشَقَحَ ثَمَر النَّخْل يَشْقُح إِشْقَاحًا إِذَا اِحْمَرَّ أَوْ اِصْفَرَّ , وَالِاسْم الشُّقْحَة بِضَمِّ الْمُعْجَمَة وَسُكُون الْقَاف. وَقَالَ الْكَرْمَانِيُّ : التَّشْقِيح بِالْمُعْجَمَةِ وَالْقَاف وَبِالْمُهْمَلَةِ تَغَيُّر اللَّوْن إِلَى الصُّفْرَة أَوْ الْحُمْرَة فَجَعَلَهُ فِي الْفَتْح مِنْ بَاب الْأَفْعَال وَالْكَرْمَانِيّ مِنْ بَاب التَّفْعِيل ذَكَرَهُ الْقَسْطَلَّانِيُّ ( قَالَ تَحْمَارّ وَتَصْفَا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih Hadith The hadith No. 3370
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3370
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (2196) Sahih Muslim (1536 After 1543) The hadith No. 3370
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3370

Other versions

Also reported by… (2)
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (2079)تُبَاعَ الثَّمَرَةُ حَتَّى تُشْقَحَ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (9817)أَنْ تُبَاعَ الثَّمَرَةُ حَتَّى تُشَقِّحَ ، قِيلَ : وَمَا تُشَقِّحُ ؟ قَالَ : تَحْمَارُّ أَوْ تَصْفَارُّ وَيُؤْكَلُ مِنْهَا

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