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Mishkat al-Masabih 2859

Chapter: Business Transactions which are Forbidden - Section 1

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 2859

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يُبَاع فضل المَاء ليباع بِهِ الْكلأ»

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Excess water must not be sold for the purpose of having the herbage which grows from it sold." (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Reported by Muslim (No. 1566c). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 2859).

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Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authenticمُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ The hadith تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (10226)لا يُبَاعُ فَضْلُ الْمَاءِ لِيُبَاعَ بِهِ الْكَلأُ

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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited the sale of excess water. [Reported by Muslim].

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