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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Financial Transactions

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4633

Chapter: Prohibitionof Selling With An Exception, Unless It Is Defined

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4633

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

نَهَى عَنِ الْمُحَاقَلَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُخَابَرَةِ وَعَنِ الثُّنْيَا إِلاَّ أَنْ تُعْلَمَ ‏.‏

It was narrated from Jabir that:

the Prophet forbade Muhaqalah, Muzahanah, Mukhabarah and selling with an exception unless it is defined.

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4633), Abu Dawud (No. 3405) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 1290).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( وَعَنْ الثُّنْيَا ) هِيَ كَالدُّنْيَا وَزْنًا اِسْم لِلِاسْتِثْنَاءِ وَالْمُرَاد أَنَّهُ لَا يَجُوز بِمُسْتَثْنِيَة الْمَجْهُول لِأَنَّهُ يُؤَدَّى إِلَى النِّزَاع وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم وَالْمُعَاوَمَة هِيَ بَيْع ثَمَر النَّخْل وَالشَّجَر سَنَتَيْنِ أَوْ أَكْثَر.…

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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. 4633
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4633
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4633

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1290

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited Al-Muhaqalah, Al-Muzabanah, Al-Mukhabarah, and making an exception (in a sale) unless it is made known." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih, Gharib from this route as narration of Yunus bin 'Ubaid, from 'Ata, from Jabir.

الْمُحَاقَلَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُخَابَرَةِ وَالثُّنْيَا إِلاَّ أَنْ تُعْلَمَ ‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 805

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade Muhaqalah, Muzabanah, and Mukhabarah. He also forbade Thunya unless it was explicit (a known amount). [Reported by al-Khamsah excluding Ibn Majah; at-Tirmidhi graded it Sahih (authentic)].

وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ ‏-رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا‏-; { أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-نَهَى عَنْ اَلْمُحَاقَلَةِ, وَالْمُزَابَنَةِ, وَالْمُخَابَرَةِ, وَعَنْ اَلثُّنْيَا, إِلَّا أَنْ تُعْلَمَ }…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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