24. Wages (2/4)
٢٤۔ كتاب الإجارة ص ٢
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 who had these things in his possession? He replied: We did not ask them.
غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الشَّامَ فَكَانَ يَأْتِينَا أَنْبَاطٌ مِنْ أَنْبَاطِ الشَّامِ فَنُسْلِفُهُمْ فِي الْبُرِّ وَالزَّيْتِ سِعْرًا مَعْلُومًا وَأَجَلاً مَعْلُومًا فَقِيلَ لَهُ مِمَّنْ لَهُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ مَا كُنَّا نَسْأَلُهُمْ
24.22 Regarding Payment In Advance For Specified Crops
٢٤۔٢٢ باب فِي السَّلَمِ فِي ثَمَرَةٍ بِعَيْنِهَا
A man paid in advance for a palm-tree. It did not bear fruit that year. They brought their case for decision to the Prophet ﷺ. He said: for which do you make his property lawful? He then said: Do not pay in advance for a palm-tree till they (the fruits) were clearly in good condition.
أَنَّ رَجُلاً أَسْلَفَ رَجُلاً فِي نَخْلٍ فَلَمْ تُخْرِجْ تِلْكَ السَّنَةَ شَيْئًا فَاخْتَصَمَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ بِمَ تَسْتَحِلُّ مَالَهُ ارْدُدْ عَلَيْهِ مَالَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لاَ تُسْلِفُوا فِي النَّخْلِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ صَلاَحُهُ
24.23 Transfer Of Goods Paid For In Advance
٢٤۔٢٣ باب السَّلَفِ لاَ يُحَوَّلُ
The Prophet ﷺ said: If anyone pays in advance he must not transfer it to someone else before he receives it.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَسْلَفَ فِي شَىْءٍ فَلاَ يَصْرِفْهُ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ
24.24 Cancelling The Deal In The Event Of Blight
٢٤۔٢٤ باب فِي وَضْعِ الْجَائِحَةِ
In the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a man suffered loss affecting fruits he had bought and owed a large debt, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Give him sadaqah (alms). So the people gave him sadaqah (alms), but as that was not enough to pay the debt in full, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Take what you find. But that is all you may have.
أَنَّهُ قَالَ أُصِيبَ رَجُلٌ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي ثِمَارٍ ابْتَاعَهَا فَكَثُرَ دَيْنُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَصَدَّقُوا عَلَيْهِ فَتَصَدَّقَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ وَفَاءَ دَيْنِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خُذُوا مَا وَجَدْتُمْ وَلَيْسَ لَكُمْ إِلاَّ ذَلِكَ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If you were to sell dried dates to your brother and they were smitten by blight, it will not be allowable for you to take your brother's property unjustly.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنْ بِعْتَ مِنْ أَخِيكَ تَمْرًا فَأَصَابَتْهَا جَائِحَةٌ فَلاَ يَحِلُّ لَكَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا بِمَ تَأْخُذُ مَالَ أَخِيكَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ
24.25 Regarding The Explanation Of Blight
٢٤۔٢٥ باب فِي تَفْسِيرِ الْجَائِحَةِ
Blight means anything which obviously damages (the crop), by rain, hail, locust, blast of wind, or fire.
الْجَوَائِحُ كُلُّ ظَاهِرٍ مُفْسِدٍ مِنْ مَطَرٍ أَوْ بَرْدٍ أَوْ جَرَادٍ أَوْ رِيحٍ أَوْ حَرِيقٍ
Blight is not effective when less than one-third of goods are damaged. Yayha said: That has been the established practice of Muslims.
أَنَّهُ قَالَ لاَ جَائِحَةَ فِيمَا أُصِيبَ دُونَ ثُلُثِ رَأْسِ الْمَالِ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَذَلِكَ فِي سُنَّةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
24.26 Regarding Withholding Water
٢٤۔٢٦ باب فِي مَنْعِ الْمَاءِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Excess water should not be withheld so as to prevent (cattle) by it from grass.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ يُمْنَعُ فَضْلُ الْمَاءِ لِيُمْنَعَ بِهِ الْكَلأُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: There are three people who Allah will not address on the Day of Judgement: a man who prevents traveller from the excess water which he has with him; and a man who swears for the goods (for sale) after the afternoon prayer, that is, (he swears) falsely; and a man who takes the oath of allegiance to a ruler (imam); if he gives him (something), he fullfils (the oath of allegiance) to him, if he does not give him (anything), he does not fulfill it.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَلاَثَةٌ لاَ يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ رَجُلٌ مَنَعَ ابْنَ السَّبِيلِ فَضْلَ مَاءٍ عِنْدَهُ وَرَجُلٌ حَلَفَ عَلَى سِلْعَةٍ بَعْدَ الْعَصْرِ يَعْنِي كَاذِبًا وَرَجُلٌ بَايَعَ إِمَامًا فَإِنْ أَعْطَاهُ وَفَى لَهُ وَإِنْ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ لَمْ يَفِ لَهُ
"He used: 'Not purify them ; grievously will be their penalty.'" He said about (selling) the goods: I swear by Allah, I was given (the price) so and so for it. The other man considered it to be correct and bought it.
وَلاَ يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ وَقَالَ فِي السِّلْعَةِ بِاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أُعْطِيَ بِهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا فَصَدَّقَهُ الآخَرُ فَأَخَذَهَا
On the authority of her father: My father asked the Prophet ﷺ for permission (to kiss his body). (When he was given permission), lifting his shirt he approached his body, and began to kiss and stick to him. He then asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing withholding of which is not lawful ? He replied: Water. He asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing withholding of which is not lawful ? He replied: Salt. He again asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing withholding of which is not lawful ? He said: That you do a good work is better for you.
قَالَتِ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَدَخَلَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ قَمِيصِهِ فَجَعَلَ يُقَبِّلُ وَيَلْتَزِمُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا الشَّىْءُ الَّذِي لاَ يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ قَالَ الْمَاءُ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا الشَّىْءُ الَّذِي لاَ يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ قَالَ الْمِلْحُ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا الشَّىْءُ الَّذِي لاَ يَحِلُّ مَنْعُهُ قَالَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَ الْخَيْرَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ
A man from the immigrants of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ said: I participated in battle three times along with the Prophet ﷺ. I heard him say: Muslims have common share in three (things). grass, water and fire.
عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ غَزَوْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ثَلاَثًا أَسْمَعُهُ يَقُولُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ شُرَكَاءُ فِي ثَلاَثٍ فِي الْكَلإِ وَالْمَاءِ وَالنَّارِ
24.27 Regarding Selling Surplus Water
٢٤۔٢٧ باب فِي بَيْعِ فَضْلِ الْمَاءِ
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ فَضْلِ الْمَاءِ
24.28 Regarding The Price Of Cats
٢٤۔٢٨ باب فِي ثَمَنِ السِّنَّوْرِ
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَى عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ وَالسِّنَّوْرِ
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ نَهَى عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْهِرَّةِ
24.29 Regarding The Price Of Dogs
٢٤۔٢٩ باب فِي أَثْمَانِ الْكِلاَبِ
The Prophet ﷺ forbade the price paid for a dog, the hire paid to prostitute, and the gift given to a soothsayer.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ نَهَى عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ وَمَهْرِ الْبَغِيِّ وَحُلْوَانِ الْكَاهِنِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade the price paid for a dog; if someone comes to ask for the price of a dog, fill his hand-palm with dust.
نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ وَإِنْ جَاءَ يَطْلُبُ ثَمَنَ الْكَلْبِ فَامْلأْ كَفَّهُ تُرَابًا
إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ
The Prophet ﷺ said: The price paid for a dog, the price given to a soothsayer, and the hire paid to a prostitute are not lawful.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْكَلْبِ وَلاَ حُلْوَانُ الْكَاهِنِ وَلاَ مَهْرُ الْبَغِيِّ
24.30 Regarding The Price Of Khamr And Deat Meat
٢٤۔٣٠ باب فِي ثَمَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Allah forbade wine and the price paid for it, and forbade dead meat and the price paid for it, and forbade swine and the price paid for it.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ الْخَمْرَ وَثَمَنَهَا وَحَرَّمَ الْمَيْتَةَ وَثَمَنَهَا وَحَرَّمَ الْخِنْزِيرَ وَثَمَنَهُ
That he heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say in the year of the Conquest when he was in Mecca: Allah has forbidden the sale of wine, animals which have dead natural death, swine and idols. He was asked: Messenger of Allah, what do you think of the fat of animals which had died a natural death, for it was used for caulking ships, greasing skins, and making oil for lamps? He replies: No, it is forbidden. Thereafter, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: May Allah curse the Jews! When Allah declared the fat of such animals lawful, they melted it, then sold it, and enjoyed the price they received.
أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ وَهُوَ بِمَكَّةَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ بَيْعَ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْتَةِ وَالْخِنْزِيرِ وَالأَصْنَامِ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ شُحُومَ الْمَيْتَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يُطْلَى بِهَا السُّفُنُ وَيُدْهَنُ بِهَا الْجُلُودُ وَيَسْتَصْبِحُ بِهَا النَّاسُ فَقَالَ لاَ هُوَ حَرَامٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمَّا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهَا أَجْمَلُوهُ ثُمَّ بَاعُوهُ فَأَكَلُوا ثَمَنَهُ
Jabir wrote to me a similar tradition. But he did not say in this version "It is forbidden."
عَنْ جَابِرٍ نَحْوَهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ هُوَ حَرَامٌ
I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sitting neat the Black stone (or at a corner of the Ka'bah). He said: He (the Prophet) raised his eyes towards the heaven, and laughed, and he said: May Allah curse the Jews! He said this three times. Allah declared unlawful for them the fats (of the animals which died a natural death); they sold them and they enjoyed the price they received for them. When Allah declared eating of thing forbidden for the people, He declares it price also forbidden for them. The version of Khalid b. 'Abd Allah al-Tahhan does not have the words "I saw". It has: "May Allah destroy the Jews!"
رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ الرُّكْنِ قَالَ فَرَفَعَ بَصَرَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَضَحِكَ فَقَالَ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ ثَلاَثًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِمُ الشُّحُومَ فَبَاعُوهَا وَأَكَلُوا أَثْمَانَهَا وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ إِذَا حَرَّمَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ أَكْلَ شَىْءٍ حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ ثَمَنَهُ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ فِي حَدِيثِ خَالِدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الطَّحَّانِ رَأَيْتُ وَقَالَ قَاتَلَ اللَّهُ الْيَهُودَ
The Prophet ﷺ said: He who sold wine should shear the flesh of swine.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ بَاعَ الْخَمْرَ فَلْيُشَقِّصِ الْخَنَازِيرَ
When the last verses of Surat al-Baqarah were revealed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and recited them to us and siad: Trading in wine has been forbidden.
لَمَّا نَزَلَتِ الآيَاتُ الأَوَاخِرُ مِنْ سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَرَأَهُنَّ عَلَيْنَا وَقَالَ حُرِّمَتِ التِّجَارَةُ فِي الْخَمْرِ
الآيَاتُ الأَوَاخِرُ فِي الرِّبَا
24.31 Regarding Selling Food Before Taking Possession Of It
٢٤۔٣١ باب فِي بَيْعِ الطَّعَامِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْتَوْفَى
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If anyone buys grain, he must not sell it till receives it in full.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنِ ابْتَاعَ طَعَامًا فَلاَ يَبِعْهُ حَتَّى يَسْتَوْفِيَهُ
During the time of Messenger of Allah ﷺ we used to buy grain, and he sent a man to us who ordered us to move it from the spot where we had bought it to some other place, before we sold it without weighing or measuring it.
أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنَّا فِي زَمَنِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَبْتَاعُ الطَّعَامَ فَيَبْعَثُ عَلَيْنَا مَنْ يَأْمُرُنَا بِانْتِقَالِهِ مِنَ الْمَكَانِ الَّذِي ابْتَعْنَاهُ فِيهِ إِلَى مَكَانٍ سِوَاهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَبِيعَهُ يَعْنِي جُزَافًا
They (the people) used to buy grain in the upper part of the market in the same spot without measuring or weighing it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade them to sell it there before removing it.
كَانُوا يَتَبَايَعُونَ الطَّعَامَ جُزَافًا بِأَعْلَى السُّوقِ فَنَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَبِيعُوهُ حَتَّى يَنْقُلُوهُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade to sell grain which one buys by measurement until one receives it in full.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَهَى أَنْ يَبِيعَ أَحَدٌ طَعَامًا اشْتَرَاهُ بِكَيْلٍ حَتَّى يَسْتَوْفِيَهُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If anyone buys grain, he should not sell it until he measures it. Abu Bakr added in his version: I asked Ibn 'Abbas: Why ? He replied: Do you not see that they sell (grain) for gold, but the grain is still with the seller.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنِ ابْتَاعَ طَعَامًا فَلاَ يَبِعْهُ حَتَّى يَكْتَالَهُ زَادَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ لِمَ قَالَ أَلاَ تَرَى أَنَّهُمْ يَتَبَايَعُونَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالطَّعَامُ مُرَجًّى
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: If anyone buys a grain, he should not sell it until he takes possession of it. Sulaiman b. Harb said: Until he receives it in full. Musaddad added: Ibn 'Abbas said: And I think that everything is like grain.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا اشْتَرَى أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَامًا فَلاَ يَبِعْهُ حَتَّى يَقْبِضَهُ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَتَّى يَسْتَوْفِيَهُ زَادَ مُسَدَّدٌ قَالَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَحْسِبُ أَنَّ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ مِثْلُ الطَّعَامِ
I saw that during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the people were beaten when they bought grain on the same spot and sold it there without moving it to their houses.
رَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ يُضْرَبُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا اشْتَرَوُا الطَّعَامَ جُزَافًا أَنْ يَبِيعُوهُ حَتَّى يُبْلِغَهُ إِلَى رَحْلِهِ
I bought olive oil in the market. When I became its owner, a man met me and offered good profit for it. I intended to settle the bargain with him, but a man caught hold of my hand from behind. When I turned I found that he was Zayd ibn Thabit. He said: Do not sell it on the spot where you have bought it until you take it to your house, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade to sell the goods where they are bought until the tradesmen take them to their houses.
ابْتَعْتُ زَيْتًا فِي السُّوقِ فَلَمَّا اسْتَوْجَبْتُهُ لِنَفْسِي لَقِيَنِي رَجُلٌ فَأَعْطَانِي بِهِ رِبْحًا حَسَنًا فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَضْرِبَ عَلَى يَدِهِ فَأَخَذَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ خَلْفِي بِذِرَاعِي فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ فَقَالَ لاَ تَبِعْهُ حَيْثُ ابْتَعْتَهُ حَتَّى تَحُوزَهُ إِلَى رَحْلِكَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَهَى أَنْ تُبَاعَ السِّلَعُ حَيْثُ تُبْتَاعُ حَتَّى يَحُوزَهَا التُّجَّارُ إِلَى رِحَالِهِمْ
24.32 If A Man Says When Buying And Selling: No Deception
٢٤۔٣٢ باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ فِي الْبَيْعِ لاَ خِلاَبَةَ
A man told the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he was being deceived in business transactions. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said: When you make a bargain, say: There is no attempt to deceive. So when the man made a bargain, he said: There is no attempt to deceive.
أَنَّ رَجُلاً ذَكَرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ يُخْدَعُ فِي الْبَيْعِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا بَايَعْتَ فَقُلْ لاَ خِلاَبَةَ فَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا بَايَعَ يَقُولُ لاَ خِلاَبَةَ
During the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a man used to buy (goods), and he was weak in his intellect. His people came to the Prophet of Allah ﷺ and said: Prophet of Allah, stop so-and-so (to make a bargain) for he buys (goods), but he is weak in his intellect. So the Prophet ﷺ called on him and forbade him to make a bargain. He said: Prophet of Allah, I cannot keep away myself from business transactions. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If you cannot give up making a bargain , then say: Take , and give, and there is no attempt to deceive.
أَنَّ رَجُلاً عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يَبْتَاعُ وَفِي عُقْدَتِهِ ضَعْفٌ فَأَتَى أَهْلُهُ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ احْجُرْ عَلَى فُلاَنٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَبْتَاعُ وَفِي عُقْدَتِهِ ضَعْفٌ فَدَعَاهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَنَهَاهُ عَنِ الْبَيْعِ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنِّي لاَ أَصْبِرُ عَنِ الْبَيْعِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنْ كُنْتَ غَيْرَ تَارِكٍ الْبَيْعَ فَقُلْ هَاءَ وَهَاءَ وَلاَ خِلاَبَةَ قَالَ أَبُو ثَوْرٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ
24.33 Regarding Al-'Urban (Non-Refundable Advance)
٢٤۔٣٣ باب فى الْعُرْبَانِ
On his father's authority, said that his grandfather told that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade the type of transactions in which earnest money was paid. Malik said: This means, as we think--Allah better knows-that a man buys a slave or hires an animal, and he says: I give you a dinar on condition that if I give up the transaction or hire, what I gave you is yours.
أَنَّهُ قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ بَيْعِ الْعُرْبَانِ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَذَلِكَ فِيمَا نَرَى وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ أَنْ يَشْتَرِيَ الرَّجُلُ الْعَبْدَ أَوْ يَتَكَارَى الدَّابَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ أُعْطِيكَ دِينَارًا عَلَى أَنِّي إِنْ تَرَكْتُ السِّلْعَةَ أَوِ الْكِرَاءَ فَمَا أَعْطَيْتُكَ لَكَ
24.34 Regarding A Man Selling What He Does Not Possess
٢٤۔٣٤ باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَبِيعُ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ
Hakim asked (the Prophet): Messenger of Allah, a man comes to me and wants me to sell him something which is not in my possession. Should I buy it for him from the market? He replied: Do not sell what you do not possess.
يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَأْتِينِي الرَّجُلُ فَيُرِيدُ مِنِّي الْبَيْعَ لَيْسَ عِنْدِي أَفَأَبْتَاعُهُ لَهُ مِنَ السُّوقِ فَقَالَ لاَ تَبِعْ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ
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 selling what is not in your possession.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ يَحِلُّ سَلَفٌ وَبَيْعٌ وَلاَ شَرْطَانِ فِي بَيْعٍ وَلاَ رِبْحُ مَا لَمْ تَضْمَنْ وَلاَ بَيْعُ مَا لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ
24.35 Regarding Conditions In Sales
٢٤۔٣٥ باب فِي شَرْطٍ فِي بَيْعٍ
I sold it, that is, camel, to the Prophet ﷺ, but I made the stipulation that I should be allowed to ride it to home. At the end he (the Prophet) said: Do you think that I made this transaction with you so that I take your camel ? Take your camel and its price; both are yours.
بِعْتُهُ يَعْنِي بَعِيرَهُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَاشْتَرَطْتُ حُمْلاَنَهُ إِلَى أَهْلِي قَالَ فِي آخِرِهِ تُرَانِي إِنَّمَا مَاكَسْتُكَ لأَذْهَبَ بِجَمَلِكَ خُذْ جَمَلَكَ وَثَمَنَهُ فَهُمَا لَكَ
24.36 Regarding Liability For The Slave
٢٤۔٣٦ باب فِي عُهْدَةِ الرَّقِيقِ
The Prophet ﷺ said: The contractual obligation of a slave is three days.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ عُهْدَةُ الرَّقِيقِ ثَلاَثَةُ أَيَّامٍ
"If he finds defect (in the slave) within three days, he may return it without evidence; if he finds a defect after three days, he will be required to produce evidence that he (the slave) had the defect when he bought it." Abu Dawud said: This explanation is from the words of Qatadah.
وَمَعْنَاهُ زَادَ إِنْ وَجَدَ دَاءً فِي الثَّلاَثِ اللَّيَالِي رُدَّ بِغَيْرِ بَيِّنَةٍ وَإِنْ وَجَدَ دَاءً بَعْدَ الثَّلاَثِ كُلِّفَ الْبَيِّنَةَ أَنَّهُ اشْتَرَاهُ وَبِهِ هَذَا الدَّاءُ
24.37 Regarding One Who Buys Slave And Employs Him, Then Finds A Fault In Him
٢٤۔٣٧ باب فِيمَنِ اشْتَرَى عَبْدًا فَاسْتَعْمَلَهُ ثُمَّ وَجَدَ بِهِ عَيْبًا
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Profit follows responsibility.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْخَرَاجُ بِالضَّمَانِ
I and some people were partners in a slave. I employed him on some work in the absence of one of the partners. He got earnings for me. He disputed me and the case of his claim to his share in the earnings to a judge, who ordered me to return the earnings (i.e. his share) to him. I then came to Urwah ibn az-Zubayr, and related the matter to him. Urwah then came to him and narrated to him a tradition from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the authority of Aisha: Profit follows responsibility.
كَانَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أُنَاسٍ شَرِكَةٌ فِي عَبْدٍ فَاقْتَوَيْتُهُ وَبَعْضُنَا غَائِبٌ فَأَغَلَّ عَلَىَّ غَلَّةً فَخَاصَمَنِي فِي نَصِيبِهِ إِلَى بَعْضِ الْقُضَاةِ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَرُدَّ الْغَلَّةَ فَأَتَيْتُ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ فَأَتَاهُ عُرْوَةُ فَحَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْخَرَاجُ بِالضَّمَانِ
A man bought a slave, and he remained with him as long as Allah wished him to remain. He then found defect in him. He brought his dispute with him to the Prophet ﷺ and he returned him to him. The man said: Messenger of Allah, my slave earned some wages. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said: Profit follows responsibility. Abu Dawud said: This chain of narrators (of this version) is not reliable.
أَنَّ رَجُلاً ابْتَاعَ غُلاَمًا فَأَقَامَ عِنْدَهُ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُقِيمَ ثُمَّ وَجَدَ بِهِ عَيْبًا فَخَاصَمَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَرَدَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدِ اسْتَغَلَّ غُلاَمِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْخَرَاجُ بِالضَّمَانِ
24.38 If Two Parties Dispute, The Item Remains Where It Was
٢٤۔٣٨ باب إِذَا اخْتَلَفَ الْبَيِّعَانِ وَالْمَبِيعُ قَائِمٌ
Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath said: Al-Ash'ath bought slaves of booty from Abdullah ibn Mas'ud for twenty thousand (dirhams. Abdullah asked him for payment of their price. He said: I bought them for ten thousand (dirhams). Abdullah said: Appoint a man who may adjudicate between me and you. Al-Ash'ath said: (I appoint) you between me and yourself. Abdullah said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: If both parties in a business transaction differ (on the price of an article), and they have witness between them, the statement of the owner of the article will be accepted (as correct) or they may annul the transaction.
اشْتَرَى الأَشْعَثُ رَقِيقًا مِنْ رَقِيقِ الْخُمُسِ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بِعِشْرِينَ أَلْفًا فَأَرْسَلَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْهِ فِي ثَمَنِهِمْ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا أَخَذْتُهُمْ بِعَشْرَةِ آلاَفٍ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَاخْتَرْ رَجُلاً يَكُونُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ قَالَ الأَشْعَثُ أَنْتَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ نَفْسِكَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا اخْتَلَفَ الْبَيِّعَانِ وَلَيْسَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَهُوَ مَا يَقُولُ رَبُّ السِّلْعَةِ أَوْ يَتَتَارَكَانِ
Ibn Mas'ud sold slaves to al-Ash'ath b. Qais. He then narrated the rest of the tradition to the same effect with some variation of words.
أَنَّ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ بَاعَ مِنَ الأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ رَقِيقًا فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ وَالْكَلاَمُ يَزِيدُ وَيَنْقُصُ
24.39 Regarding Pre-Emption
٢٤۔٣٩ باب فِي الشُّفْعَةِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: There is the right of option regarding everything which is shared, whether a dwelling or a garden. It is not lawful to sell before informing one's partner, but if he sells without informing him, he has the greatest right to it.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الشُّفْعَةُ فِي كُلِّ شِرْكٍ رَبْعَةٍ أَوْ حَائِطٍ لاَ يَصْلُحُ أَنْ يَبِيعَ حَتَّى يُؤْذِنَ شَرِيكَهُ فَإِنْ بَاعَ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ حَتَّى يُؤْذِنَهُ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ decreed the right to buy the neighboring property applicable to everything which is not divided, but when boundaries are fixed and separate roads made, there is no option.
إِنَّمَا جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الشُّفْعَةَ فِي كُلِّ مَالٍ لَمْ يُقْسَمْ فَإِذَا وَقَعَتِ الْحُدُودُ وَصُرِفَتِ الطُّرُقُ فَلاَ شُفْعَةَ
The Prophet ﷺ said: When land has been divided and boundaries have been set up, there is no right of pre-emption in it.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قُسِّمَتِ الأَرْضُ وَحُدَّتْ فَلاَ شُفْعَةَ فِيهَا