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ذِكْرُ الزَّجْرِ عَنْ غَشَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا فِي الْبَيْعِ، وَالشِّرَاءِ، وَمَا أَشْبَهَهُمَا مِنَ الْأَحْوَالِ

ibnhibban:4905al-Faḍl b. al-Ḥubāb > Mūsá b. Ismāʿīl > Ismāʿīl b. Jaʿfar > al-ʿAlāʾ from his father > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Prophet passed by a dish of food, so he dipped his fingers in it and found moisture in it. He said, "What is this, O owner of the food?" He said, "Rain fell on it, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "Why didn't you put it on top of the food so that people could see it? Whoever deceives us is not one of us."  

ابن حبّان:٤٩٠٥أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ مَرَّ عَلَى صُبْرَةِ طَعَامٍ فَأَدْخَلَ أَصَابِعَهُ فِيهَا فَإِذَا فِيهِ بَلَلٌ فَقَالَ «مَا هَذَا يَا صَاحِبَ الطَّعَامِ؟ » قَالَ أَصَابَتْهُ سَمَاءٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «فَهَلَّا جَعَلْتَهُ فَوْقَ الطَّعَامِ حَتَّى يَرَاهُ النَّاسُ مَنْ غَشَّنَا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا»  


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muslim:102Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb And Qutaybah And Ibn Ḥujr > Ismāʿīl b. Jaʿfar > Ibn Ayyūb > Ismāʿīl > al-ʿAlāʾ from his father > Abū Hurayrah

What is this? He replied: Messenger of Allah, these have been drenched by rainfall. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: Why did you not place this (the drenched part of the heap) over other eatables so that the people could see it? He who deceives is not of me (is not my follower).  

مسلم:١٠٢وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ وَقُتَيْبَةُ وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ ابْنُ أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الْعَلاَءُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ عَلَى صُبْرَةِ طَعَامٍ فَأَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِيهَا فَنَالَتْ أَصَابِعُهُ بَلَلاً فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا صَاحِبَ الطَّعَامِ قَالَ أَصَابَتْهُ السَّمَاءُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَفَلاَ جَعَلْتَهُ فَوْقَ الطَّعَامِ كَىْ يَرَاهُ النَّاسُ مَنْ غَشَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي  

tirmidhi:1315ʿAlī b. Ḥujr > Ismāʿīl b. Jaʿfar > al-ʿAlāʾ b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman from his father > Abū Hurayrah

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed by a pile of food. He put his fingers in it and felt wetness. He said: 'O owner of the food! What is this ?' He replied: 'It was rained upon O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Why not put it on top of the food so the people can see it?' Then he said: 'Whoever cheats, he is not one of us.'" He said: There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Umar, Abu Al-Hamra', Ibn 'Abbas, Buraidah, Abu Burdah bin Niyar, and Hudhaifah bin Al-Yaman.  

[Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith of Abu Hurairah is Hasan Sahih Hadith. This is acted upon according to the people of knowledge. They dislike cheating and they say that cheating is unlawful.
الترمذي:١٣١٥حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَرَّ عَلَى صُبْرَةٍ مِنْ طَعَامٍ فَأَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِيهَا فَنَالَتْ أَصَابِعُهُ بَلَلاً فَقَالَ يَا صَاحِبَ الطَّعَامِ مَا هَذَا قَالَ أَصَابَتْهُ السَّمَاءُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَفَلاَ جَعَلْتَهُ فَوْقَ الطَّعَامِ حَتَّى يَرَاهُ النَّاسُ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ غَشَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَبِي الْحَمْرَاءِ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَبُرَيْدَةَ وَأَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ نِيَارٍ وَحُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ  

قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ كَرِهُوا الْغِشَّ وَقَالُوا الْغِشُّ حَرَامٌ
bayhaqi:10733[Chain 1] Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Bakr b. ʿAbdullāh > al-Ḥasan b. Sufyān > Qutaybah b. Saʿīd [Chain 2] Abū ʿAbdullāh > Daʿlaj b. Aḥmad al-Sijzī > Mūsá b. Hārūn > Yaḥyá b. Ayyūb > Ismāʿīl b. Jaʿfar > al-ʿAlāʾ from his father > Abū Hurayrah

What is this? He replied: Messenger of Allah, these have been drenched by rainfall. He (the Holy Prophet) remarked: Why did you not place this (the drenched part of the heap) over other eatables so that the people could see it? He who deceives is not of me (is not my follower). (Using translation from Muslim 102)   

البيهقي:١٠٧٣٣وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ أنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ أنا دَعْلَجُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ السِّجْزِيُّ ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ هَارُونَ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ قَالَا ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّ عَلَى صُبْرَةٍ مِنْ طَعَامٍ فَأَدْخَلَ يَدَهُ فِيهَا فَنَالَتْ أَصَابِعُهُ بَلَلًا فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا صَاحِبَ الطَّعَامِ؟ قَالَ أَصَابَتْهُ السَّمَاءُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ أَفَلَا جَعَلْتَهُ فَوْقَ الطَّعَامِ حَتَّى يَرَاهُ النَّاسُ مَنْ غَشَّ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ قُتَيْبَةَ وَيَحْيَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ