Chapter 68Chapter: Is it permissible for a person from the town to sell the goods of a desert dweller
Chapter introduction
The Prophet ﷺ said, "If somebody asked the advice of someone else, then the latter should advise him." ‘Ata allowed it (selling the goods of a desert dweller by a town dweller).
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I gave the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) a pledge to testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, to establish the prayer, to pay Zakah, to hear and obey, and to give sincere advice to every Muslim.
Chapter 70Chapter: A town dweller should not buy goods for a desert dweller and charge commission as a broker
Chapter introduction
Ibn Sirin and Ibrahim disliked (working as a broker for a desert dweller) whether as a seller or a buyer. Ibrahim said, "Arabs use the word 'to buy' in the meaning of 'to sell'."
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ قَالَ وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ أَنْ…
Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar
Chapter 76Chapter: Selling of barley for barley
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Abu al-Minhāl said: “I asked Al-Barā’ ibn ‘Āzib and Zayd ibn Arqam about ‘Sarf’ (exchanging monies). Each of them said about the other: 'He is better than me’, and both of them said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited the sale of exchange of gold with…
Chapter 82Chapter: 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).
Chapter introduction
Anas said, "The Prophet ﷺ forbade the sales called Muzabana and Muhaqala (i.e., to sell wheat in ears for pure wheat).
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Malik said, “‘Ariya (plural ‘Araya) means that a person gives a date-palm (i.e., its product of dates) as a gift to another person, and then the giver is troubled by the latter’s coming to the giver’s private garden (to cut the dates), so the giver is allowed to purchase those date fruits with dried dates.”
Ibn Idris said, “The sale of the dates of an ‘Ariya should be for measured dates delivered from hand to hand and not to be done at random.” The saying of Sahl bin Hathma confirms this verdict, i.e., that the exchange of dates should not be at random but by measure of Awsuq. Ibn ‘Umar رضي الله عنهما said, “Al-‘Araya meant to give one or two date palms to someone.”
Sufyan bin Husain said, “Al-‘Araya were date-palms given as a gift to the poor who could not wait till the fruits were ripe, so they were allowed to sell them for dates as they wished.”
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Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the sale of fruits until they are ripe. They said: "What is meant by ripe?" He said: "When they become red." He added: "What if Allah prevents the fruits, how…
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If someone sells pollinated date palms, their fruits will be for the seller, unless the buyer stipulates the contrary." In another narration: "And if someone buys a…