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Sahih Muslim 1588a

Chapter: Exchange and Selling Gold for Silver on the spot

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1588a

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ وَوَاصِلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

التَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْحِنْطَةُ بِالْحِنْطَةِ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ يَدًا بِيَدٍ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ اسْتَزَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى إِلاَّ مَا اخْتَلَفَتْ أَلْوَانُهُ ‏"

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:

Dates are to be paid for by dates, wheat by wheat, barley by barley, salt by salt, like for like, payment being made on the spot. He who made an addition or demanded an addition, in fact, dealt in usury except in case where their classes differ.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1588a, 1588b) and An-Nasa’i (No. 4559).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( إِلَّا مَا اُخْتُلِفَتْ أَلْوَانه ) يَعْنِي أَجْنَاسه كَمَا صَرَّحَ بِهِ فِي الْأَحَادِيث الْبَاقِيَة.…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1588b

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Fudail b. Ghazwan with the same chain of transmitters, but he made no mention of (payment being) made on the spot.

وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُحَارِبِيُّ، عَنْ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ ‏"‏ يَدًا بِيَدٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4559

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Dates for dates, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, salt for salt, exchanged hand to hand. Whoever gives more or takes more has engaged in Riba unless they are of different types."

"‏ التَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْحِنْطَةُ بِالْحِنْطَةِ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ يَدًا بِيَدٍ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى إِلاَّ مَا اخْتَلَفَتْ أَلْوَانُهُ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Also reported by… (4)
  • الاستذكار (758)التَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ ، وَالْحِنْطَةُ بِالْحِنْطَةِ ، وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ ، وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ ، مِثْلا بِمِثْلٍ ، فَمَنْ زَادَ ، وَاسْتَزَادَ ، فَقَدْ أَرْبَى ، إِلا مَا اخْتَلَفَتْ أَلْوَانُهُ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (9731)التَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ ، وَالْحِنْطَةُ بِالْحِنْطَةِ ، وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ ، وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ ، مِثْلا بِمِثْلٍ يَدًا بِيَدٍ ، فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ اسْتَزَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى ، إِلا مَا اخْتَلَفَتْ أَلْوَانُهُ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (5940)التَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ ، وَالْحِنْطَةُ بِالْحِنْطَةِ ، وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ ، وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ يَدًا بَيْدٍ ، فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ ، فَقَدْ أَرْبَى ، إِلا مَا اخْتَلَفَتْ أَلْوَانُهُ
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (3897)التَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ ، وَالْحِنْطَةُ بِالْحِنْطَةِ ، وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ ، وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مِثْلا بِمِثْلٍ ، فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ اسْتَزَادَ فَهُوَ رِبًا إِلا مَا اخْتَلَفَتْ أَلْوَانُهُ

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