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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Financial Transactions

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4554

Chapter: Selling Dates for Dates Of Different Quality

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4554

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

أَخْبَرَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - عَنْ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُتِيَ بِتَمْرٍ رَيَّانٍ - وَكَانَ تَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعْلاً فِيهِ يُبْسٌ - فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَنَّى لَكُمْ هَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا ابْتَعْنَاهُ صَاعًا بِصَاعَيْنِ مِنْ تَمْرِنَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَفْعَلْ فَإِنَّ هَذَا لاَ يَصِحُّ وَلَكِنْ

بِعْ تَمْرَكَ وَاشْتَرِ مِنْ هَذَا حَاجَتَكَ ‏"

It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-udri that:

some dates from trees that were irrigated artificially were brought to the Messenger of Allah and the dates of the messenger of Allah were dates from trees that were nourished by their roots. He said: "Where did you get these from?" They said: "We bought a Sa of them for two Sa s of our dates: He said: "Do not do that, for this is not right. Rather sell your dates and but what you need of these,"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4554).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( رَيَّان ) أَيْ الَّذِي سَقَى نَخْله مَاء كَثِير ( بَعْلًا ) أَيْ مَا يُشْرَب بِعُرُوقِهِ وَلَا يُسْقَى بِالْأَنْهَارِ ( أَنَّى ) بِتَشْدِيدِ النُّون مَقْصُور مِنْ أَدَوَات الِاسْتِفْهَام.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4554
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4554
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4554

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (5935)أُتِيَ بِتَمْرٍ رَيَّانَ ، وَكَانَ تَمْرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بَعْلا ، فِيهِ يُبْسٌ ، قَالَ : أَنَّى لَكُمْ هَذَا ؟ ، قَالُوا : ابْتَعْنَاهُ صَاعًا بِصَاعَيْنِ مِنْ تَمْرِنَا ، فَقَالَ : لا تَفْعَلْ ، فَإِنَّ هَذَا لا يَصْلُحُ ، وَلَكِنْ بِعْ تَمْرَكَ ، وَاشْتَرِ مِنْ هَذَا حَاجَتَكَ

On the same subject

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 835

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) appointed a man over Khaibar and he brought him dates of a very fine quality. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked, "Are all the dates of Khaibar like this?" He replied, "I swear by Allah that they are certainly not, O Allah's Messenger. We take one Sa' of this kind for two, and even…

" فَقَالَ: لَا, وَاَللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ, إِنَّا لَنَأْخُذُ اَلصَّاعَ مِنْ هَذَا بِالصَّاعَيْنِ وَالثَّلَاثَةِ 1‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-"

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4555

"We used to be given mixed dates during the time of the Messenger of Allah and we would sell two Sa s for one Sa News of that reached the Messenger of Allah and he said Do not sell) two Sa s of dates for a Sa, or two Sa s of wheat for s Sa or a Dirham for two Dirhams. ,"

"‏ لاَ صَاعَىْ تَمْرٍ بِصَاعٍ وَلاَ صَاعَىْ حِنْطَةٍ بِصَاعٍ وَلاَ دِرْهَمًا بِدِرْهَمَيْنِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 4 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2302

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) employed someone as a governor at Khaibar. When the man came to Medina, he brought with him dates called Janib. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Are all the dates of Khaibar of this kind?" The man replied, "(No), we exchange two Sa's of bad dates for one Sa of this kind of dates…

بِعِ الْجَمْعَ بِالدَّرَاهِمِ، ثُمَّ ابْتَعْ بِالدَّرَاهِمِ جَنِيبًا ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 3 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1593a

Are all the dates of Khaibar like this? He said: Allah's Messenger, it is not so. We buy one sa' of (fine quality of dates) for two sa's out of total output (including even the inferior quality of dates), whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Don't do that, but like for like, or sell this (the…

أَكُلُّ تَمْرِ خَيْبَرَ هَكَذَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا لَنَشْتَرِي الصَّاعَ بِالصَّاعَيْنِ مِنَ الْجَمْعِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لاَ تَفْعَلُوا وَلَكِنْ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 1 other version

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