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Sahih al-Bukhari 2186

Chapter: The sale called Al-Muzabana; which is the sale of dried dates for fresh ones (that are still on the trees), and dried grapes for fresh grapes and the sale called Al-‘Araya (i.e., the selling of ripe fresh date, still over the palms, by means of estimation, for dry dates).

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 2186

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَبِي أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ

الْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةِ‏.‏ وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ اشْتِرَاءُ الثَّمَرِ بِالتَّمْرِ فِي رُءُوسِ النَّخْلِ‏.‏

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade Muzabana and Muhaqala; and Muzabana means the selling of ripe dates for dates still on the trees.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2186).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( عَنْ دَاوُد بْن الْحُصَيْن ) هُوَ الْمَدَنِيُّ , وَكُلّهمْ مَدَنِيُّونَ إِلَّا شَيْخ الْبُخَارِيّ , وَلَيْسَ لِدَاوُدَ وَلَا لِشَيْخِهِ فِي الْبُخَارِيِّ سِوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَآخَر فِي الْبَابِ الَّذِي يَلِيه , وَشَيْخه هُوَ أَبُو سُفْيَان مَوْلَى اِبْن أَبِي أَحْمَد , وَوَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَةِ مُسْلِم " أَنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَان أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيد " وَأَبُو سُفْيَان مَشْهُور بِكُنْيَتِهِ حَتَّى قَالَ النَّوَوِيّ تَبَعًا لِغَيْرِهِ لَا يُعْرَفُ اِسْمُهُ , وَسَبَقَهُمْ إِلَى ذَلِكَ أَبُو أَحْمَد الْحَاكِمُ فِي الْكُنَى لَكِنْ حَكَى أَبُو دَاوُد فِي السُّنَنِ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ لِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنْ الْقَعْنَبِيّ شَيْخه فِيهِ أَنَّ اِسْمَهُ قَزْمَان , وَابْن أَبِي أَحْ…

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