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Sahih al-BukhariTricks

Sahih al-Bukhari 6980

Chapter: Tricks by an official person to obtain presents

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6980

Narrator:Abu Rāfi

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِصَقَبِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ إِنِ اشْتَرَى دَارًا بِعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ، فَلاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يَحْتَالَ حَتَّى يَشْتَرِيَ الدَّارَ بِعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ، وَيَنْقُدَهُ تِسْعَةَ آلاَفِ دِرْهَمٍ وَتِسْعَمِائَةَ دِرْهَمٍ وَتِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ، وَيَنْقُدَهُ دِينَارًا بِمَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الْعِشْرِينَ الأَلْفَ، فَإِنْ طَلَبَ الشَّفِيعُ أَخَذَهَا بِعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ، وَإِلاَّ فَلاَ سَبِيلَ لَهُ عَلَى الدَّارِ، فَإِنِ اسْتُحِقَّتِ الدَّارُ، رَجَعَ الْمُشْتَرِي عَلَى الْبَائِعِ بِمَا دَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ، وَهْوَ تِسْعَةُ آلاَفِ دِرْهَمٍ وَتِسْعُمِائَةٍ وَتِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ دِرْهَمًا وَدِينَارٌ، لأَنَّ الْبَيْعَ حِينَ اسْتُحِقَّ انْتَقَضَ الصَّرْفُ فِي الدِّينَارِ، فَإِنْ وَجَدَ بِهَذِهِ الدَّارِ عَيْبًا وَلَمْ تُسْتَحَقَّ، فَإِنَّهُ يَرُدُّهَا عَلَيْهِ بِعِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَجَازَ هَذَا الْخِدَاعَ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لاَ دَاءَ وَلاَ خِبْثَةَ وَلاَ غَائِلَةَ ‏"

Narrated Abu Rafi`:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The neighbor has more right to be taken care of by his neighbor (than anyone 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."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6980).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْم حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَان إِلَخْ ) كَذَا وَقَعَ لِلْأَكْثَرِ هَذَا الْحَدِيث وَمَا بَعْده مُتَّصِلًا بِبَابِ اِحْتِيَال الْعَامِل , وَأَظُنّهُ وَقَعَ هُنَا تَقْدِيم وَتَأْخِير فَإِنَّ الْحَدِيث وَمَا بَعْده يَتَعَلَّق بِبَابِ الْهِبَة وَالشُّفْعَة , فَلَمَّا جَعَلَ التَّرْجَمَة مُشْتَرَكَة جَمَعَ مَسَائِلهَا , وَمِنْ ثَمَّ قَالَ الْكَرْمَانِيُّ إِنَّهُ مِنْ تَصَرُّف النَّقَلَة , وَقَدْ وَقَعَ عِنْد ابْن بَطَّال هُنَا " بَاب " بِلَا تَرْجَمَة ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْحَدِيث وَمَا بَعْده ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ " بَاب اِحْتِيَال الْعَامِل " وَعَلَى هَذَا فَلَا إِشْكَال لِأَنَّهُ حِينَئِذٍ كَالْفَصْلِ مِنْ الْبَاب , وَيَحْتَمِل أَنْ يَكُون فِي الْأَصْل بَعْد قِصَّة اِبْن اللُّتَبِيَّة "…

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