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Sunan Ibn Majah 2172

Chapter: “A Man Is Not To Undersell The Sale Of His Brother, Nor Is He To Try To Out-Haggle His B

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2172

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏

"‏ لاَ يَبِيعُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ يَسُومُ عَلَى سَوْمِ أَخِيهِ ‏"

lt was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

"A man is not to undersell his brother, nor is he to fry to outhaggle his brother."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2172).

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ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2172
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2172
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Agreed Upon The hadith No. 2172
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2172

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Also reported by… (5)
  • السنن المأثورة رواية المزني (239)وَلا يَبِيعُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ
  • مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (1097)“ لا يَبِيعُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ إِلا بِالإِذْنِ “
  • مسند الإمام الشافعي ( ترتيب سنجر) (813)لا يَبِيعُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ
  • مسند الشافعي (780)لا يَبِيعُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (3094)لا يَبِيعُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ

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