[Machine] He heard Uthman ibn Affan saying on the pulpit, "I used to buy dates as a measure, then I bring them to Medina, carrying them myself along with my servant. This would be from a place near Medina, in the market of Qainqaa. I would make a profit of a sa' and two sa's. Then, I would measure my profit and distribute the remaining dates among them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was informed of this. Then, he asked Uthman, "Did you weigh the dates, O Uthman?" Uthman replied, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you buy, measure, and when you sell, weigh."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ ؓ يَقُولُ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَشْتَرِي التَّمْرَ كَيْلًا فَأَقْدَمُ بِهِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ أَحْمِلُهُ أَنَا وَغِلْمَانٌ وَذَلِكَ مِنْ مَكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ بِسُوقِ قَيْنُقَاعَ فَأَرْبَحُ الصَّاعَ وَالصَّاعَيْنِ فَأَكْتَالُ رِبْحِي ثُمَّ أُصُبُّ لَهُمْ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ التَّمْرِ فَحُدِّثَ بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ سَأَلَ عُثْمَانَ ؓ قَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا اشْتَرَيْتَ يَا عُثْمَانُ فَاكْتَلْ وَإِذَا بِعْتَ فَكِلْ  

[Machine] I used to buy fabric and take it to a certain marketplace, where they would take it from me and make a profit. I mentioned this to the Prophet ﷺ , and he said, "If you buy fabric by weight, then weigh it and if you sell fabric by weight, then measure it." This narration is from Munqidh, the slave of Suraqah, who narrated it from Uthman.  

كُنْتُ أَشْتَرِي الْأَوْسَاقَ فَأَجِيءُ بِهَا إِلَى سُوقِ كَذَا فَيَأْخُذُونَهَا مِنِّي كَيْلًا وَيُرْبِحُونَنِي فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِذَا ابْتَعْتَ كَيْلًا فَاكْتَلْ وَإِذَا بِعْتَ كَيْلًا فَكِلْ وَرُوِي عَنْ مُنْقِذٍ مَوْلَى سُرَاقَةَ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Uthman, "When you buy, weigh (the goods) and when you sell, give full measure." And it has also been narrated from other angles of the report that Uthman said this.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِعُثْمَانَ إِذَا ابْتَعْتَ فَاكْتَلْ وَإِذَا بِعْتَ فَكِلْ وَرُوِيَ مِنْ أَوْجُهٍ أُخَرَ مُرْسَلًا عَنْ عُثْمَانَ  

[Machine] That Hakim ibn Hizam and Uthman ibn Affan used to bring food from the land of Qainuqa'a to the city and sell it by weight. Then the Messenger of Allah came to them and said, "What is this?" They said, "O Messenger of Allah, we bring it from the land of such and such and we sell it by weight." He said, "Do not do that. When you buy food, measure it, and when you sell it, weigh it." And it was narrated from Abu Zubair from Jabir.  

أَنَّ حَكِيمَ بْنَ حِزَامٍ وَعُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ كَانَا يَجْلِبَانِ الطَّعَامَ مِنْ أَرْضِ قَيْنُقَاعَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَيَبِيعَانِهِ بِكَيْلِهِ فَأَتَى عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا؟ فَقَالَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ جَلَبْنَاهُ مِنْ أَرْضِ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَنَبِيعُهُ بِكَيْلِهِ قَالَ لَا تَفْعَلَا ذَلِكَ إِذَا اشْتَرَيْتُمَا طَعَامًا فَاسْتَوْفِيَاهُ فَإِذَا بِعْتُمَاهُ فَكِيلَاهُ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ  

'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade selling food bought by measure until two Sa' have been measured - the Sa' of the seller and the Sa' of the buyer."[1] (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2228)   

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ بَيْعِ الطَّعَامِ حَتَّى يَجْرِيَ فِيهِ الصَّاعَانِ صَاعُ الْبَائِعِ وَصَاعُ الْمُشْتَرِي وَرُوِيَ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ prohibited selling food until the measurement has been made with two saa' [a specific unit of measurement], so that there would be a surplus for the seller and a deficit for the buyer.  

نَهَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ بَيْعِ الطَّعَامِ حَتَّى يَجْرِيَ فِيهِ الصَّاعَانِ فَيَكُونَ لِلْبَائِعِ الزِّيَادَةُ وَعَلَيْهِ النُّقْصَانُ