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Sunan Ibn Majah 2154

Chapter: Hoarding And Importing

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2154

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نَضْلَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ لاَ يَحْتَكِرُ إِلاَّ خَاطِئٌ ‏"

It was narrated from Ma'mar bin 'Abdullah bin Nadlah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

"No one hoards but a sinner."'

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2154), Muslim (No. 1605b, 1605c), Abu Dawud (No. 3447), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1267), Ahmad (No. 15198, 15199, 15200, 15201, 25988) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2431).

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( لَا يَحْتَكِر ) هُوَ حَبْس الطَّعَام لِانْتِظَارِ الْغَلَاء بِهِ ( إِلَّا خَاطِئٌ ) هُوَ بِالْهَمْزِ بِمَعْنَى آثِم وَالْمَعْنَى لَا يَجْتَرِئُ عَلَى هَذَا الْفِعْل الشَّنِيع إِلَّا مَنْ اِعْتَادَ الْمَعْصِيَة فَفِيهِ دَلَالَةٌ عَلَى أَنَّهَا مَعْصِيَة عَظِيمَة لَا يَرْتَكِبُهَا الْإِنْسَان أَوَّلًا وَإِنَّمَا يَرْتَكِبُهَا بَعْد الِاعْتِيَاد وَبِالتَّدْرِيجِ وَقَدْ اُشْتُهِرَ الِاحْتِكَار فِي الطَّعَام بِحَيْثُ لَا يُفْهَمُ عِنْد الْإِطْلَاق غَيْره وَلِذَلِكَ لَمَّا قِيلَ لِسَعِيدٍ بِأَنَّك تَحْتَكِر الطَّعَام قَالَ وَمُعَمَّر كَانَ يَحْتَكِر أَيْ أَنَّ مُعَمَّرًا الَّذِي هُوَ شَيْخِي فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيث كَانَ يَحْتَكِرُ مِثْل اِحْتِكَارِي يُرِيدُ أَنَّ فِعْلِي مِمَّا لَا يَشْمَلُه…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih Hadith	The hadith	No. 2154
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2154
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Muslim	The hadith	No. 2154
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 2154

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1605b

No one hoards but the sinner.

لاَ يَحْتَكِرُ إِلاَّ خَاطِئٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ma‘mar ibn Abdullah

Not graded Sahih Muslim 1605c

This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Sulaiman b. Bilal from Yahya.

قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ وَحَدَّثَنِي بَعْضُ، أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْنٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ…

Narrated by Ma‘mar ibn Abdullah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3447

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: No one withholds goods till their price rises but a sinner. I said to Sa'id (b. al-Musayyab): You withhold goods till their price rises. He said: Ma'mar used to withhold goods till their price rose. Abu Dawud said: I asked Ahmad (b. Hanbal): What is hoarding…

لاَ يَحْتَكِرُ إِلاَّ خَاطِئٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ma‘mar ibn Abdullah

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1267

From Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab, from Ma'mar bin 'Abdullah bin Nadlah who said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: 'Hoarding is nothing but sin.' So I (Muhammad) said to Sa'eed: "O Abu Muhammad! You hoard?" He said: "And Ma'mar would hoard." It is also been reported that Sa'eed bin Musayyab…

"‏ لاَ يَحْتَكِرُ إِلاَّ خَاطِئٌ ‏"

Narrated by Ma‘mar ibn Abdullah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 15198