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Mishkat al-Masabih 2814

Chapter: Usury - Section 1

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 2814

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

وَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: جَاءَ بِلَالٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِتَمْرٍ بَرْنِيٍّ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ هَذَا؟» قَالَ: كَانَ عِنْدَنَا تَمْرٌ رَدِيءٌ فَبِعْتُ مِنْهُ صَاعَيْنِ بِصَاعٍ فَقَالَ: «أَوَّهْ عَيْنُ الرِّبَا عَيْنُ الرِّبَا لَا تَفْعَلْ وَلَكِنْ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ فَبِعِ التَّمرَ ببَيْعٍ آخر ثمَّ اشْتَرِ بِهِ»

Abu Sa'id said that Bilal brought the Prophet some barni* dates, and when he asked him where he had got them he replied, "I had some inferior dates, so I sold two sa's of them for a sa." He said, "Ah, the very essence of usury, the very essence of usury. Do not do so, but when you wish to buy, sell the dates in a separate transaction, then buy with what you get." (Bukhari and Muslim.) * A type of dates of the best quality, sweet and luscious, red tinged with yellow.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 2312) and Muslim (No. 1594a). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 2814).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 2312

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 2312

Beware! Beware! This is definitely usury! This is definitely usury! Do not do so, but if you want to buy (a superior kind of dates) sell the inferior dates for money, and then buy the superior kind of dates with that money

Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: Once Bilāl brought some Barni dates to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) who asked him, "Where did you get these dates?" Bilāl replied: "I had some inferior type of dates, and I exchanged two Sā‘s of it for one…

عَيْنُ الرِّبَا عَيْنُ الرِّبَا، لاَ تَفْعَلْ، وَلَكِنْ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ فَبِعِ التَّمْرَ بِبَيْعٍ آخَرَ ثُمَّ اشْتَرِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1594a

Bilal (Allah be pleased with him) came with fine quality of dates. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him: From where (you have brought them)? Bilal said: We had inferior quality of dates and I exchanged two sa's (of inferior quality) with one sa (of fine quality) as food for Allah's Apostle (ﷺ)…

مِنْ أَيْنَ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ بِلاَلٌ تَمْرٌ كَانَ عِنْدَنَا رَدِيءٌ فَبِعْتُ مِنْهُ صَاعَيْنِ بِصَاعٍ لِمَطْعَمِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ ‏"‏ أَوَّهْ عَيْنُ الرِّبَا…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

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  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (4348)أَوَّهْ عَيْنُ الرِّبَا ، لا تَفْعَلْ ، وَلَكِنْ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ التَّمْرَ ، فَبِعْهُ بِبَيْعًا آخَرَ ، ثُمَّ اشْتَرِ بِهِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (4349)أَوَّهْ عَيْنُ الرِّبَا ، لا تَفْعَلْ ، وَلَكِنْ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَشْتَرِيَ التَّمْرَ ، فَبِعِ التَّمْرَ بَيْعًا آخَرَ ، ثُمَّ اشْتَرِ بِهِ
  • مسند الشاميين للطبراني (2794)جَاءَ بِلالٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِتَمْرٍ بَرْنِيٍّ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : مِنْ أَيْنَ ؟ فَقَالَ : كَانَ عِنْدَنَا تَمْرٌ رَدِيءٌ فَبِعْتُ مِنْهُ صَاعَيْنِ بِصَاعٍ لِيَطْعَمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ : عَيْنُ الرِّبَا ، لا تَفْعَلْ ، وَلَكِنْ إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ ت

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1594c

I asked Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) about the conversion (of gold and silver for silver and gold). We said: Is it hand to hand exchange? I said: Yes. whereupon he said: There is no harm in it. I informed Abu Sa'id about it, telling him that I had asked Ibn 'Abbas about it and he said: Is…

أَضْعَفْتَ أَرْبَيْتَ لاَ تَقْرَبَنَّ هَذَا إِذَا رَابَكَ مِنْ تَمْرِكَ شَىْءٌ فَبِعْهُ ثُمَّ اشْتَرِ الَّذِي تُرِيدُ مِنَ التَّمْرِ ‏"

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