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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Financial Transactions

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4571

Chapter: Seling Gold For Gold

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4571

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ بَصُرَ عَيْنِي وَسَمِعَ أُذُنِي، مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ

النَّهْىَ عَنِ الذَّهَبِ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْوَرِقِ بِالْوَرِقِ إِلاَّ سَوَاءً بِسَوَاءٍ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ ‏"‏ وَلاَ تَبِيعُوا غَائِبًا بِنَاجِزٍ وَلاَ تُشِفُّوا أَحَدَهُمَا عَلَى الآخَرِ ‏"

It was narrated that Abu Saeed Al-Khudri said:

"My eyes saw and my ears heard the Messenger of Allah. And he mentioned the prohibition of (selling) gold for gold and silver for silver, unless it is equal amounts, like for like. And do not sell it in return for something to be paid later, and do not differentiate."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4571) and Ahmad (No. 11054).

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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. 4571
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4571
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4571

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (5953)عَنِ الذَّهَبِ بِالذَّهَبِ ، وَالْوَرِقِ بِالْوَرِقِ ، إِلا سَوَاءً بِسَوَاءٍ ، وَمِثْلا بِمِثْلٍ ، وَلا تَبِيعُوا غَائِبًا بِنَاجِزٍ ، وَلا تُشِفُّوا أَحَدَهُمَا عَلَى الآخَرِ

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