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The Prophet ﷺ said: Hoarding up food (to sell it at a high price) in the sacred territory is a deviation (from right to wrong).  

أبو داود:٢٠٢٠ – حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُمَارَةُ بْنُ ثَوْبَانَ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ بَاذَانَ قَالَ أَتَيْتُ يَعْلَى بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ فَقَالَ

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ احْتِكَارُ الطَّعَامِ فِي الْحَرَمِ إِلْحَادٌ فِيهِ  

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suyuti:651a –

The Prophet ﷺ said: Hoarding up food (to sell it at a high price) in the sacred territory is a deviation (from right to wrong). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2020)   

السيوطي:٦٥١a –

"احتكارُ الطعامِ في الحرمِ إلحادٌ فيه".  

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