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ahmad:11052 – Muḥammad b. Idrīs / al-Shāfiʿay > Mālik > Dāwud b. al-Ḥuṣayn > Abū Sufyān a freed slave of Abū Aḥmadaʿan Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade the practice of "muzabana" and "muhakala," and "muzabana" is the act of buying fruit with dates at the top of palm trees, and "muhakala" is the act of renting land in exchange for wheat.  

أحمد:١١٠٥٢ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ يَعْنِي الشَّافِعَيَّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ مَوْلَى أَبِي أَحْمَدَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ اشْتِرَاءُ الثَّمَرِ بِالتَّمْرِ فِي رُءُوسِ النَّخْلِوَالْمُحَاقَلَةُ اسْتِكْرَاءُ الْأَرْضِ بِالْحِنْطَةِ  

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bukhari:2186 – ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > Mālik > Dāwud b. al-Ḥuṣayn > Abū Sufyān a freed slave of Ibn Abū Aḥmad > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade Muzabana and Muhaqala; and Muzabana means the selling of ripe dates for dates still on the trees.  

البخاري:٢١٨٦ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَبِي أَحْمَدَ

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ؓ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ اشْتِرَاءُ الثَّمَرِ بِالتَّمْرِ فِي رُءُوسِ النَّخْلِ  

muslim:1546 – Abū al-Ṭāhir > Ibn Wahb > Mālik b. Anas > Dāwud b. al-Ḥuṣayn > Abū Sufyān a freed slave of Ibn Abū Aḥmad > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with him) reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ having forbidden Mazabana and Muhaqala. Muzibana means the buying of fruits on the trees and Muhaqala is the renting of land.  

مسلم:١٥٤٦ – وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ أَنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَبِي أَحْمَدَ

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ يَقُولُ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ اشْتِرَاءُ الثَّمَرِ فِي رُءُوسِ النَّخْلِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةُ كِرَاءُ الأَرْضِ  

malik:31-25 – Mālik > Dāwud b. al-Ḥuṣayn > Abū Sufyān a freed slave of Ibn Abū Aḥmad > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

Yahya related to me from Malik from Da'ud ibn al-Husayn from Abu Sufyan, the mawla of Ibn Abi Ahmad, from Abu Said al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade muzabana and muhaqala. Muzabana was selling fresh dates for dried dates while they were still on the trees. Muhaqala was renting land in exchange for wheat.  

مالك:٣١-٢٥ – وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَبِي أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ اشْتِرَاءُ الثَّمَرِ بِالتَّمْرِ فِي رُءُوسِ النَّخْلِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةُ كِرَاءُ الأَرْضِ بِالْحِنْطَةِ  

ahmad:11577 – ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Mālik > Dāwud b. al-Ḥuṣayn > Abū Sufyānaʿan Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade Muzabanah, Muhaqalah, and Muzabanah is the buying of fruit at the tops of palm trees with dates as the weight, and Muhaqalah is renting land for a share of the produce.  

أحمد:١١٥٧٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَعَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ اشْتِرَاءُ الثَّمَرَةِ فِي رُءُوسِ النَّخْلِ بِالتَّمْرِ كَيْلًا وَالْمُحَاقَلَةُ فِي كِرَاءِ الْأَرْضِ  

ahmad:4528 – ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Mālik > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade Muzabana; and Muzabana means the selling of fresh dates (on the trees) for dried dates by measure and also the selling of fresh grapes for dried grapes by measure. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2185)  

أحمد:٤٥٢٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ اشْتِرَاءُ الثَّمَرِ بِالتَّمْرِ كَيْلًا وَالْكَرْمِ بِالزَّبِيبِ كَيْلًا  

ahmad:5297 – ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Mālik > Nāfiʿ > Ibn ʿUmar

Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade Muzabana; and Muzabana means the selling of fresh dates (on the trees) for dried dates by measure and also the selling of fresh grapes for dried grapes by measure. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2185)  

أحمد:٥٢٩٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ اشْتِرَاءُ الثَّمَرِ بِالتَّمْرِ كَيْلًا وَالْكَرْمِ بِالزَّبِيبِ كَيْلًا  

ahmad:11021 – ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Ibn Mahdī > Mālik > Dāwud b. al-Ḥuṣayn > Abū Sufyān > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited muzabanah, muhaqalah, and muzabanah. Muzabanah is buying the fruit at the top of the palm tree with dates as weight, and muhaqalah is renting the land.  

أحمد:١١٠٢١ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ هُوَ ابْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ اشْتِرَاءُ الثَّمَرَةِ فِي رُءُوسِ النَّخْلِ بِالتَّمْرِ كَيْلًا وَالْمُحَاقَلَةُ كِرَاءُ الْأَرْضِ  

bayhaqi:10642 – ʿAlī b. Aḥmad b. ʿAbdān > Aḥmad b. ʿUbayd al-Ṣaffār > Ismāʿīl al-Qāḍī > ʿAbdullāh > al-Qaʿnabī > Mālik > Dāwud b. al-Ḥuṣayn > Abū Sufyān a freed slave of Ibn Abū Aḥmad > Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade engaging in "muzabana" and "muhaqala". Muzabana is the act of buying fruit by exchanging dates at the top of palm trees, and muhaqala is the act of seizing land forcefully.  

البيهقي:١٠٦٤٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ الْقَاضِي ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ هُوَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَبِي أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةِ وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ اشْتِرَاءُ الثَّمَرِ بالتمر فِي رُءُوسِ النَّخْلِ وَالْمُحَاقَلَةُ اسْتِكْرَاءُ الْأَرْضِ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ عَنْ مَالِكٍ وَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ عَنْ مَالِكٍ
suyuti:651-531b –
Translation not available.

  

السيوطي:٦٥١-٥٣١b –

"نَهَى رَسُولُ الله ﷺ عَنْ المُزَابَنَةِ، وَالمُحَاقَلَةِ، والْمُزَابَنَةُ التَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ، وَالمُحَاقَلَةُ البُرُّ بِالبُرِّ".