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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Financial Transactions

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4614

Chapter: Paying in Advance for food

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4614

Narrator:Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abzā

أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي الْمُجَالِدِ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي أَوْفَى عَنِ السَّلَفِ، قَالَ

كُنَّا نُسْلِفُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فِي الْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرِ وَالتَّمْرِ إِلَى قَوْمٍ لاَ أَدْرِي أَعِنْدَهُمْ أَمْ لاَ ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Abdullah Ibn Abi Awfa about paying in advance. He said:

'We used to pay in advance during the time of the Messenger of Allah and Abu Bakr and 'Umar, for wheat, barley and dates, paying people whom we did not know if they had those things or not.'''Ibn Abza said meaning, similarly.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4614).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( كُنَّا نُسَلِّف ) مِنْ أَسْلَفَ وَالْمُرَاد السَّلَم أَيْ نُعْطِي الثَّمَن وَنُسَلِّمهُ لِأَجْلِ هَذِهِ الْأَشْيَاء إِلَى قَوْم إِلَخْ الْمَقْصُود بَيَان مَحِلّ الْحَدِيث السَّابِق وَأَنَّهُ فِي بَيْع الْعَيْن لَا فِي السَّلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4614
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari The hadith No. 4614
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4614

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (5993)كُنَّا نُسْلِفُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرَ ، فِي الْبُرِّ ، وَالشَّعِيرِ ، وَالتَّمْرِ ، إِلَى قَوْمٍ ، لا أَدْرِي أَعِنْدَهُمْ أَمْ لا ؟

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 855

"We were getting a portion of the spoils of war along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and some Nabateans (Arabs who mixed with non-Arabs and corrupted their language and lineage) from those of Syria used to come to us and we would pay in advance to them for wheat, barley and raisins - A narration has…

وَعَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى، وَعَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى ‏-رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا‏- قَالَا: { كُنَّا نُصِيبُ اَلْمَغَانِمَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-وَكَانَ يَأْتِينَا…

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3464

'Abd Allah b. Shaddad and Abu Burdah disputed over salaf (payment in advance). They sent me to Ibn Abi Awfa and I asked him (about it) and he replied: We used to pay in advance (salaf) during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), Abu Bakr and 'Umar in wheat, barley, dates and raisins. Ibn Kathir…

نُسْلِفُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فِي الْحِنْطَةِ وَالشَّعِيرِ وَالتَّمْرِ وَالزَّبِيبِ -

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa + 2 other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2244

`Abdullah bin Shaddad and Abu Burda sent me to `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa and told me to ask `Abdullah whether the people in the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pay in advance for wheat (to be delivered later). `Abdullah replied, "We used to pay in advance to the peasants of Sham for wheat, barley…

كُنَّا نُسْلِفُ نَبِيطَ أَهْلِ الشَّأْمِ فِي الْحِنْطَةِ، وَالشَّعِيرِ، وَالزَّيْتِ، فِي كَيْلٍ مَعْلُومٍ، إِلَى أَجَلٍ مَعْلُومٍ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2282

"Abdullah bin Shaddad and Abu Barzah had a dispute about paying in advance. They sent me to 'Abdullah bin Abu Awfa to ask him about it. He said: 'We used to make payments in advance at the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the time of Abu Bakr and 'Umar, for wheat, barley, raisins and dates…

كُنَّا نُسْلِمُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَعَهْدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ فِي الْحِنْطَةِ وَالشَّعِيرِ وَالزَّبِيبِ وَالتَّمْرِ عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ مَا عِنْدَهُمْ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abzā + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 3466

We made a journey to Syria on an expedition along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Nabateans of Syria came to us and we paid in advance to them (in a salam contract) in wheat and olive oil at a specified rate and for a specified time. He asked (by the people): you might have contracted with him…

يَأْتِينَا أَنْبَاطٌ مِنْ أَنْبَاطِ الشَّامِ فَنُسْلِفُهُمْ فِي الْبُرِّ وَالزَّيْتِ سِعْرًا مَعْلُومًا وَأَجَلاً مَعْلُومًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ مِمَّنْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ مَا كُنَّا نَسْأَلُهُمْ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn Abi Awfa

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