13. Commerce
١٣۔ كِتَابُ الْبُيُوعِ
[Machine] He heard, so Umar said: "By Allah, she should not leave him until she takes from him." Then he said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Gold for gold is usury, except for this and this, and silver for silver is usury, except for this and this, and barley for barley is usury, except for this and this, and dates for dates is usury, except for this and this, and wheat for wheat is usury, except for this and this." Their wording in the hadith is the same, except in the hadith of Imam Ash-Shafi'i, where it says: "until my treasurer comes or until my servant girl comes from the forest." Ash-Shafi'i said: "I recited it to Malik, it is authentic, I have no doubt about it. Then time prolonged on me and I did not memorize it perfectly, so I doubted in my servant girl or my treasurer, and others say about it, my treasurer."
يَسْمَعُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ وَاللهِ لَا تُفَارِقُهُ حَتَّى تَأْخُذَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ رِبًا إِلَّا هَا وَهَا وَالْوَرِقُ بِالْوَرِقِ رِبًا إِلَّا هَا وَهَا وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ رِبًا إِلَّا هَا وَهَا وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ رِبًا إِلَّا هَا وَهَا وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ رِبًا إِلَّا هَا وَهَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِهِمْ سَوَاءٌ إِلَّا أَنَّ فِي حَدِيثِ الشَّافِعِيِّ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ خَازِنِي أَوْ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ جَارِيَتِي مِنَ الْغَابَةِ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ قَرَأْتُهُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ صَحِيحًا لَا أَشُكُّ فِيهِ ثُمَّ طَالَ عَلَيَّ الزَّمَانُ وَلَمْ أَحْفَظْ حِفْظًا فَشَكَكْتُ فِي جَارِيَتِي أَوْ خَازِنِي وَغَيْرِي يَقُولُ عَنْهُ خَازِنِي
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not sell gold for gold unless it is like for like, and do not increase one over the other. Do not sell silver for silver unless it is like for like, and do not increase one over the other. Do not sell a deficiency in quantity for an equivalent amount, and in the narration of Abu Nasr, do not sell a deficiency in amount for an equivalent amount."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَبِيعُوا الذَّهَبَ بِالذَّهَبِ إِلَّا مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَلَا تُشِفُّوا بَعْضَهَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَلَا تَبِيعُوا الْوَرِقَ بِالْوَرِقِ إِلَّا مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَلَا تُشِفُّوا بَعْضَهَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَلَا تَبِيعُوا غَائِبًا مِنْهَا بِنَاجِزٍ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ وَلَا تَبِيعُوا مِنْهَا غَائِبًا بِنَاجِزٍ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not sell gold for gold, silver for silver, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, dates for dates, salt for salt, except if they are equivalent in amount, hand to hand. But you may sell gold for silver, silver for gold, wheat for barley, barley for wheat, dates for salt, and salt for dates, hand to hand, however you wish. If one of them is increased or decreased, then he has involved in usury. It is said that this hadith is narrated by Abdullah ibn Ubayd." 10477 Abu Al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad Al-Muqri informed us. I am Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Ishaq. Yusuf ibn Ya'qub narrated to me. Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr narrated to me. Yazid ibn Zurai narrated to us. Salamah ibn Alqamah narrated to us. Muhammad ibn Sireen narrated that Muslim ibn Yasir and Abdullah ibn Ubayd told him that the meeting between Ubada and Mu'awiyah took place either during a sale or in a church. He mentioned the hadith in detail, and Muslim ibn Yasir had not heard this hadith from Ubada ibn As-Samit. He had only heard it from Abi Al-Ash'ath As-Sanaani, who had heard it from Ubada.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تَبِيعُوا الذَّهَبَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَلَا الْوَرِقَ بِالْوَرِقِ وَلَا الْبُرَّ بِالْبُرِّ وَلَا الشَّعِيرَ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَلَا التَّمْرَ بِالتَّمْرِ وَلَا الْمِلْحَ بِالْمِلْحِ إِلَّا سَوَاءً بِسَوَاءٍ عَيْنًا بِعَيْنٍ يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَلَكِنْ بِيعُوا الذَّهَبَ بِالْوَرِقِ وَالْوَرِقَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْبُرَّ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالشَّعِيرَ بِالْبُرِّ وَالتَّمْرَ بِالْمِلْحِ وَالْمِلْحَ بِالتَّمْرِ يَدًا بِيَدٍ كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ وَنَقَصَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْمِلْحَ أَوِ التَّمْرَ وَزَادَ أَحَدُهُمَا مَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى الرَّجُلُ الْآخَرُ يُقَالُ هُوَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ 10477 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُقْرِئُ أنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ثنا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ عَلْقَمَةَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِيرِينَ أَنَّ مُسْلِمَ بْنَ يَسَارٍ وَعَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَاهُ قَالَا جَمَعَ الْمَنْزِلُ بَيْنَ عُبَادَةَ وَمُعَاوِيَةَ إِمَّا فِي بَيْعَةٍ أَوْ كَنِيسَةٍ قَالَ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي الصَّرْفِ بِطُولِهِ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَمْ يَسْمَعْهُ مُسْلِمُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ مِنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ إِنَّمَا سَمِعَهُ مِنْ أَبِي الْأَشْعَثِ الصَّنْعَانِيِّ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ
[Machine] O people, you have introduced transactions, I don't know what they are. And indeed, gold with gold should be hand to hand in equal amounts, and silver with silver should be hand to hand in equal amounts. Women should not be exchanged for women, and barley should be exchanged for barley, measure for measure, hand to hand. It is permissible to exchange barley for wheat and the majority of them can be hand to hand. Women should not be exchanged for bad ones. Dates with dates should be exchanged until the salt is counted with salt, like for like, hand to hand. Whoever adds or increases, then he has committed riba. Qatadah said, "Ubadah bin Samit, one of the leaders of the Ansar, gave allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that he would not fear the blame of any blamer."
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ أَحْدَثْتُمْ بُيُوعًا مَا أَدْرِي مَا هِيَ؟ وَإِنَّ الذَّهَبَ بِالذَّهَبِ تِبْرُهُ وَعَيْنُهُ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَلَا يَصْلُحُ نَسَاءً وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ مُدًّا بِمُدٍّ يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ مُدًّا بِمُدٍّ يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَلَا بَأْسَ بِبَيْعِ الشَّعِيرِ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرُ أَكْثَرُهُمَا يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَلَا يَصْلُحُ نَسِيئَةً وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ حَتَّى عَدَّ الْمِلْحَ بِالْمِلْحِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ يَدًا بِيَدٍ مَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَكَانَ عُبَادَةُ بَدْرِيًّا عَقَبِيًّا أَحَدَ نُقَبَاءِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَكَانَ بَايَعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى أَنْ لَا يَخَافَ فِي اللهِ لَوْمَةَ لَائِمٍ كَذَا
[Machine] "Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ: Gold is to be paid for with gold, like for like. Silver is to be paid for with silver, like for like. Grain is to be paid for with grain, like for like. Dates are to be paid for with dates, like for like. Salt is to be paid for with salt, like for like. Whoever increases or asks for more has dealt in usury, but there is no harm in buying grain with gold hand to hand. The greater amount of the two commodities should be paid as it is the correct one. This hadith is authentic and is narrated by Abu Qilabah from Abu Al-Ash'ath from 'Ubadah."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ تِبْرُهُ وَعَيْنُهُ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ تِبْرُهَا وَعَيْنُهَا وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى وَلَا بَأْسَ بِبَيْعِ الشَّعِيرِ بِالْبُرِّ يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَالشَّعِيرُ أَكْثَرُهُمَا هَذَا هُوَ الصَّحِيحُ وَالْحَدِيثُ الثَّابِتُ صَحِيحٌ عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَشْعَثِ عَنْ عُبَادَةَ مَرْفُوعًا
I was in Syria (having) a circle (of friends). in which was Muslim b. Yasir. There came Abu'l-Ash'ath. He (the narrator) said that they (the friends) called him: Abu'l-Ash'ath, Abu'l-Ash'ath, and he sat down. I said to him: Narrate to our brother the hadith of Ubada b. Samit. He said: Yes. We went out on an expedition, Mu'awiya being the leader of the people, and we gained a lot of spoils of war. And there was one silver utensil in what we took as spoils. Mu'awiya ordered a person to sell it for payment to the people (soldiers). The people made haste in getting that. The news of (this state of affairs) reached 'Ubada b. Samit, and he stood up and said: I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbidding the sale of gold by gold, and silver by silver, and wheat by wheat, and barley by barley, and dates by dates, and salt by salt, except like for like and equal for equal. So he who made an addition or who accepted an addition (committed the sin of taking) interest. So the people returned what they had got. This reached Mu'awiya. and he stood up to deliver an address. He said: What is the matter with people that they narrate from the Messenger ﷺ such tradition which we did not hear though we saw him (the Holy Prophet) and lived in his company? Thereupon, Ubida b. Samit stood up and repeated that narration, and then said: We will definitely narrate what we heard from Messenger of Allah ﷺ though it may be unpleasant to Mu'awiya (or he said: Even if it is against his will). I do not mind if I do not remain in his troop in the dark night. Hammad said this or something like this. (Using translation from Muslim 1587a)
نَعَمْ غَزَوْنَا غَزْوَةً وَعَلَى النَّاسِ مُعَاوِيَةُ فَغَنِمْنَا غَنَائِمَ كَثِيرَةً وَكَانَ فِيمَا غَنِمْنَا آنِيَةٌ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ فَأَمَرَ مُعَاوِيَةُ رَجُلًا أَنَّ بَيْعَهَا فِي أَعْطِيَاتِ النَّاسِ فَسَارَعَ النَّاسُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَبَلَغَ عُبَادَةَ بْنَ الصَّامِتِ ؓ فَقَامَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَنْهَى عَنْ بَيْعِ الذَّهَبِ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَالْبُرِّ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرِ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالتَّمْرِ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْمِلْحِ بِالْمِلْحِ إِلَّا سَوَاءً بِسَوَاءٍ عَيْنًا بِعَيْنٍ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى فَرَدَّ النَّاسُ مَا أَخَذُوا فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَقَامَ خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ أَلَا مَا بَالُ رِجَالٍ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَحَادِيثَ قَدْ كُنَّا نَشْهَدُهُ وَنَصْحَبُهُ وَلَمْ نَسْمَعْهَا مِنْهُ؟ فَقَامَ عُبَادَةُ ؓ فَأَعَادَ الْقِصَّةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَنُحَدِّثَنَّ بِمَا سَمِعْنَا من رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِنْ كَرِهَ مُعَاوِيَةُ أَوْ قَالَ وَإنْ رَغِمَ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا أُبَالِي أَنْ لَا أَصْحَبَهُ فِي جُنْدِهِ لَيْلَةً سَوْدَاءَ قَالَ حَمَّادٌ هَذَا أَوْ نَحْوُهُ
[Machine] We were raiding and Ma'awiya was with us. We obtained gold and silver, so Ma'awiya ordered a man to sell it to the people at their own rates. The people rushed to buy, and 'Ubadah bin As-Samit got up and warned them against it (i.e. against the purchase of gold in exchange for silver). Then 'Ubadah got up again and said, "I testified that I heard Allah's Messenger ﷺ saying, 'The selling of gold for silver is Riba (usury), except if it be by like for like, and similarly, the selling of wheat for wheat is Riba (usury) unless it be by like for like. And the selling of barley for barley is usury unless it be by like for like.'"
كُنَّا فِي غَزَاةٍ عَلَيْنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ فَأَصَبْنَا ذَهَبًا وَفِضَّةً فَأَمَرَ مُعَاوِيَةُ رَجُلًا أَنْ يَبِيعَهَا فِي النَّاسِ فِي أُعْطِيَاتِهِمْ فَتَسَارَعَ النَّاسُ فِيهَا فَقَامَ عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ ؓ فَنَهَاهُمْ فَرَدُّوهَا فَأَتَى الرَّجُلُ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَشَكَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَامَ مُعَاوِيَةُ خَطِيبًا فَقَالَ مَا بَالُ رِجَالٍ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَحَادِيثَ يَكْذِبُونَ فِيهَا عَلَيْهِ لَمْ نَسْمَعْهَا مِنْهُ فَقَامَ عُبَادَةُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ فَقَالَ وَاللهِ لَنُحَدِّثَنَّ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِنْ كَرِهَ مُعَاوِيَةُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَبِيعُوا الذَّهَبَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَلَا الْفِضَّةَ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَلَا الْبُرَّ بِالْبُرِّ وَلَا الشَّعِيرَ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَلَا الْمِلْحَ بِالْمِلْحِ وَلَا التَّمْرَ بِالتَّمْرِ إِلَّا مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ سَوَاءً بِسَوَاءٍ عَيْنًا بِعَيْنٍ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Gold should be exchanged with gold based on weight, and silver should be exchanged with silver based on weight. Salt should be exchanged with salt in equal measure, barley should be exchanged with barley in equal measure, wheat should be exchanged with wheat in equal measure, and dates should be exchanged with dates in equal measure. Anyone who adds more or asks for more has engaged in a form of usury. So, sell gold for silver hand to hand, however you wish, sell dates for salt hand to handing, and sell barley for wheat hand to hand, however you wish."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ اسْتَزَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى فَبِيعُوا الذَّهَبَ بِالْفِضَّةِ يَدًا بِيَدٍ كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ وَالتَّمْرَ بِالْمِلْحِ يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَالشَّعِيرَ بِالْبُرِّ يَدًا بِيَدٍ كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ
[Machine] "He said that gold should be exchanged for gold, silver for silver, grain for grain, barley for barley, dates for dates, and salt for salt, like for like, equally, hand in hand. But if these commodities differ, then sell as you wish, as long as it is hand in hand. Abu Ali Al-Rudhbari informed us, I am Muhammad bin Bakr, Abu Dawood narrated to us, Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah narrated to us, I am Waqee', H and I am Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz, I am Abu Al-Fadl bin Ibrahim, Ahmad bin Salamah narrated to us, Ishaq bin Ibrahim reported, and it was mentioned in the hadith."
أَنَّهُ قَالَ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ سَوَاءً بِسَوَاءٍ يَدًا بِيَدٍ فَإِذَا اخْتَلَفَ هَذِهِ الْأَصْنَافُ فَبِيعُوا كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ إِذَا كَانَ يَدًا بِيَدٍ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ أنا وَكِيعٌ ح وَأنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنا أَبُو الْفَضْلِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أنبأ وَكِيعٌ ثنا سُفْيَانُ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ
[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Gold is measured with gold, and silver is measured with silver, until he specified saying, 'Salt is measured with salt.'" Muawiyah said, "This does not say anything." 'Ubada said, "I bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying that."
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الذَّهَبُ الْكِفَّةُ بِالْكِفَّةِ وَالْفِضَّةُ الْكِفَّةُ بِالْكِفَّةِ حَتَّى خَصَّ أَنْ قَالَ الْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ إِنَّ هَذَا لَا يَقُولُ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ عُبَادَةُ ؓ أَشْهَدُ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ