Sunan an-Nasa'i The Book of Financial Transactions

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4611

Chapter: Selling What the Seller Does Not Have

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4611

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَحُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

"‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ سَلَفٌ وَبَيْعٌ وَلاَ شَرْطَانِ فِي بَيْعٍ وَلاَ بَيْعُ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ ‏"

It was narrated from'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father that his grandfather, Said:

that the Messenger of Allah said: "It is not permissible to lend on the condition of a sale, or to have two conditions in one transaction, or to sell what you do not have." (Sahih

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4611, 3353, 4630), Abu Dawud (No. 495, 1151, 2129, 3504), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1181, 1234, 2819, 3471) and Ahmad (No. 6384, 6422, 6491, 6640, 6668).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sunan Abu Dawud 495

Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( لَا يَحِلّ سَلَف وَبَيْع ) لِسَلَفٍ بِفَتْحَتَيْنِ الْقَرْض وَيُطْلَق عَلَى السَّلَم وَالْمُرَاد هَاهُنَا الْقَرْض أَيْ لَا يَحِلّ بَيْع مَعَ شَرْط قُوِّضَ بِأَنْ يَقُول بِعْتُك هَذَا الْعَبْد عَلَى أَنْ تُسَلِّفنِي أَلْفًا وَقِيلَ هُوَ أَنْ تُقْرِضهُ ثُمَّ تَبِيع مِنْهُ شَيْئًا بِأَكْثَر مِنْ قِيمَته فَإِنَّهُ حَرَام لِأَنَّهُ قَرْض جَرَّ نَفْعًا أَوْ الْمُرَاد السَّلَم بِأَنْ أَسْلَفَ إِلَيْهِ فِي شَيْء فَيَقُول فَإِنْ لَمْ يَتَهَيَّأ عِنْدك فَهُوَ بَيْع عَلَيْك ( وَلَا شَرْطَانِ فِي بَيْع ) مِثْل بِعْتُك هَذَا الثَّوْب نَقْدًا بِدِينَارٍ وَنَسِيئَة بِدِينَارَيْنِ وَهَذَا وَهُوَ بَيْعَانِ فِي بَيْع وَهَذَا عِنْد مَنْ لَا يَجُوز الشَّرْط فِي الْبَيْع أَصْلًا كَالْجُمْهُورِ وَأَمَّا…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 4611
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih	The chain only	No. 4611
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH	AuthenticHasan Sahih	The hadith	No. 4611

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 495

Command your children to pray when they are seven years old, and beat them for (not offering) it when they are ten, and separate them (boys and girls) in beds

"Command your children to pray when they are seven years old, and beat them for (not offering) it when they are ten, and separate them (boys and girls) in beds."

مُرُوا أَوْلاَدَكُمْ بِالصَّلاَةِ وَهُمْ أَبْنَاءُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ وَاضْرِبُوهُمْ عَلَيْهَا وَهُمْ أَبْنَاءُ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ وَفَرِّقُوا بَيْنَهُمْ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Explained

Good (hasan) Sunan Abu Dawud 1151

The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) said: There are seven takers in the first rak'ah and five in the second rak'ah of the prayer offered on the day of the breaking of the fast.

‏ التَّكْبِيرُ فِي الْفِطْرِ سَبْعٌ فِي الأُولَى وَخَمْسٌ فِي الآخِرَةِ وَالْقِرَاءَةُ بَعْدَهُمَا كِلْتَيْهِمَا ‏"

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Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2129

A woman who marries on a dower or a reward or a promise before the solemnisation of marriage is entitled to it; and whatever is fixed for her after solemnisation of marriage belongs to whom it is given. A man is more entitled to receive a thing given as a gift on account of his daughter or sister…

أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ نُكِحَتْ عَلَى صَدَاقٍ أَوْ حِبَاءٍ أَوْ عِدَةٍ قَبْلَ عِصْمَةِ النِّكَاحِ فَهُوَ لَهَا وَمَا كَانَ بَعْدَ عِصْمَةِ النِّكَاحِ فَهُوَ لِمَنْ أُعْطِيَهُ وَأَحَقُّ مَا أُكْرِمَ عَلَيْهِ الرَّجُلُ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3504

On his father's authority, said that his grandfather 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The proviso of a loan combined with a sale is not allowable, nor two conditions relating to one transaction, nor profit arising from something which is not in one's charge, nor…

لاَ يَحِلُّ سَلَفٌ وَبَيْعٌ وَلاَ شَرْطَانِ فِي بَيْعٍ وَلاَ رِبْحُ مَا لَمْ تَضْمَنْ وَلاَ بَيْعُ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1181

The son of Adam cannot make a vow concerning what is not his; he cannot free a slave who is not his; and he cannot divorce a woman who is not his (wife)

‘Amr ibn Shu‘ayb reported from his father that his grandfather said that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The son of Adam cannot make a vow concerning what is not his; he cannot free a slave who is not his; and he cannot divorce a woman who is not his…

"‏ لاَ نَذْرَ لاِبْنِ آدَمَ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ وَلاَ عِتْقَ لَهُ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ وَلاَ طَلاَقَ لَهُ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr Explained

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1234

'Amr bin Shu'aib narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to me from his father' until he mentioned 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'It is not lawful to lend and sell, nor two conditions in a sale, nor to profit from what is not possessed, nor to sell what one does not…

"‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ سَلَفٌ وَبَيْعٌ وَلاَ شَرْطَانِ فِي بَيْعٍ وَلاَ رِبْحُ مَا لَمْ يُضْمَنْ وَلاَ بَيْعُ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ ‏"

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Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2819

from his father, from his grandfather who said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Indeed Allah loves to see the results of his favors upon His Slaves.'"

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبَّ أَنْ يُرَى أَثَرُ نِعْمَتِهِ عَلَى عَبْدِهِ ‏"

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Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3471

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever glorifies Allah a hundred times in the morning and a hundred in the night, he is like one who performs Hajj a hundred times. And whoever praises Allah a hundred times in the morning and a hundred in the night, he is like one who provides a hundred horses in…

"‏ مَنْ سَبَّحَ اللَّهَ مِائَةً بِالْغَدَاةِ وَمِائَةً بِالْعَشِيِّ كَانَ كَمَنْ حَجَّ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ وَمَنْ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ مِائَةً بِالْغَدَاةِ وَمِائَةً بِالْعَشِيِّ كَانَ كَمَنْ حَمَلَ عَلَى مِائَةِ فَرَسٍ فِي…

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Weak Sunan an-Nasa'i 3353

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whatever is given as a dowry, or gift or is promised her before the marriage belongs to her. Whatever is given after the marriage belongs to the one to whom it was given. And the most deserving for which a (man) is to be honored is (when marrying off) his daughter or…

"‏ أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ نُكِحَتْ عَلَى صَدَاقٍ أَوْ حِبَاءٍ أَوْ عِدَةٍ قَبْلَ عِصْمَةِ النِّكَاحِ فَهُوَ لَهَا وَمَا كَانَ بَعْدَ عِصْمَةِ النِّكَاحِ فَهُوَ لِمَنْ أُعْطِيَهُ وَأَحَقُّ مَا أُكْرِمَ عَلَيْهِ الرَّجُلُ…

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4630

"My father told me, mar rating from his father, from his father (and he mentioned 'Abdullah bin 'Amr) that he said: "The Messenger of Allah said: "It is not permissible to lend on the condition of a sale, or to stipulate two conditions in one transaction, or to make a profit on that which you do…

"‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ سَلَفٌ وَبَيْعٌ وَلاَ شَرْطَانِ فِي بَيْعٍ وَلاَ رِبْحُ مَا لَمْ يُضْمَنْ ‏"

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 6384