[Machine] He sent his servant with a measure of wheat and told him to exchange it for barley. The servant went and took a measure and an additional amount of barley. When he came back, Ma'mar informed him of that, and Ma'mar said to him, "Did you do that? Go and return it and take only an equal amount for what you gave. For I used to hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Food is exchanged for food in equal amounts.' And our food that day was barley." It was said that there was nothing like it. Ma'mar said, "I fear it might have been mingled (with impurities)."  

أَنَّهُ أَرْسَلَ غُلَامًا لَهُ بِصَاعٍ مِنْ قَمْحٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ بِعْهُ ثُمَّ اشْتَرِ بِهِ شَعِيرًا فَذَهَبَ الْغُلَامُ فَأَخَذَ صَاعًا وَزِيَادَةَ بَعْضِ صَاعٍ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ مَعْمَرٌ أَخْبَرَهُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَعْمَرٌ أَفَعَلْتَ؟ انْطَلِقْ فَرُدَّهُ وَلَا تَأْخُذْ إِلَّا مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ فَإِنِّي كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الطَّعَامُ بِالطَّعَامِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَكَانَ طَعَامُنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ الشَّعِيرَ قِيلَ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِثْلَهُ قَالَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يُضَارِعَ  

[Machine] Buy it and then buy barley with it. The boy went and took a measure and some additional barley. When Ma'mar came, the boy informed him about that. Ma'mar asked him, "Why did you do that?" Go and return it, and do not take anything unless it is like for like. For I used to hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'Food should be exchanged like for like, and our food in those days was barley.'"  

بِعْهُ ثُمَّ اشْتَرِ بِهِ شَعِيرًا فَذَهَبَ الْغُلَامُ وَأَخَذَ صَاعًا وَزِيَادَةَ بَعْضِ صَاعٍ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ مَعْمَرٌ أَخْبَرَهُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَعْمَرٌ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ انْطَلَقَ فَرُدَّهُ وَلَا تَأْخُذْ إِلَّا مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ فَإِنِّي كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الطَّعَامُ بِالطَّعَامِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَكَانَ طَعَامُنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ الشَّعِيرَ»  

[Machine] Buy it and then trade it for barley. So the boy went and took a measure and some extra of it. When Ma'mar came, he informed him about it, so Ma'mar said to him, "Why did you do this? Go and return it, do not take anything except the same in return, for I used to hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, ‘Food is equal to its like.’ And at that time our food was barley, so it was said that it was not equal to it, so he (the Prophet ﷺ) said, ‘I fear that it might become close to riba.’"  

بِعْهُ ثُمَّ اشْتَرِ بِهِ شَعِيرًا فَذَهَبَ الْغُلَامُ فَأَخَذَ صَاعًا وَزِيَادَةَ بَعْضِ صَاعٍ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ مَعْمَرٌ خَبَّرَهُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ مَعْمَرٌ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ؟ انْطَلِقْ فَرُدَّهُ لَا تَأْخُذَنَّ إِلَّا مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ فَإِنِّي كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «الطَّعَامُ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ» وَكَانَ طَعَامَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ الشَّعِيرُ فَقِيلَ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِثْلَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يُضَارِعَ الرِّبَا  

[Machine] Buy some barley with it and he went to take a Sa' (a measure of weight) and an additional amount of some Sa', so when Ma'mar came to know about this, he said to him, "Why did you do that?" "Go and return it, and only take a like for a like, for I used to hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Food is by a like for a like,' and our food at that time was barley. It was said to him: 'But there is nothing like it.' He said: 'I fear that it may be competed with.'"  

بِعْ ثُمَّ اشْتَرِ بِهِ شَعِيرًا فَذَهَبَ يَأْخُذُ صَاعًا وَزِيَادَةَ بَعْضِ صَاعٍ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ مَعْمَرٌ أَخْبَرَهُ بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَعْمَرٌ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ؟ انْطَلِقْ فَرُدَّهُ وَلَا تَأْخُذَنَّ إِلَّا مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ فَإِنِّي كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ الطَّعَامُ بِالطَّعَامِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَكَانَ طَعَامُنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ شَعِيرًا قِيلَ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِثْلَهُ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ يُضَارِعَ