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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Financial Transactions

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4612

Chapter: Selling What the Seller Does Not Have

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4612

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Amr

أَخْبَرَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ، - قَالَ عُثْمَانُ هُوَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَيْفٍ - عَنْ مَطَرٍ الْوَرَّاقِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ لَيْسَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ بَيْعٌ فِيمَا لاَ يَمْلِكُ ‏"

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

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'No man is bound by a transaction involving the sale of something that he does not possess.'''

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4612).

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

قَوْله ( لَيْسَ عَلَى رَجُل إِلَخْ ) أَيْ لَوْ بَاعَ مِلْك الْغَيْر لَا يَلْزَم عَلَيْهِ ذَلِكَ الْبَيْع حَتَّى يَطْلُب تَسْلِيم الْمَبِيع.…

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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 AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 4612
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4612
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 4612

Other versions

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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1794)لَيْسَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ طَلَاقٌ فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ ، وَلَا عِتَاقٌ فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ ، وَلَا بَيْعٌ فِيمَا لَا يَمْلِكُ
  • مختصر الأحكام المستخرج على جامع الترمذي (989)“ لَيْسَ عَلَى رَجُلٍ طَلاقٌ فِيمَا لا يَمْلِكُ ، وَلا عِتْقَ فِيمَا لا يَمْلِكُ ، وَلا بَيْعَ فِيمَا لا يَمْلِكُ “

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 1862

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who vows to obey Allah, should obey Him. But he who vows to disobey Allah, should not disobey Him." [Al- Bukhari].

وعن عائشة رضي الله عنها قالت‏:‏ قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏:‏ من نذر أن يطيع الله فليطعه ومن نذر أن يعصي الله فلا يعصه‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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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 ‏"

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