The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Gold is to be paid for with gold, raw and coined, silver with silver, raw and coined (in equal weight), wheat with wheat in equal measure, barley with barley in equal measure, dates with dates in equal measure, salt by salt with equal measure; if anyone gives more or asks more, he has dealt in usury. But there is no harm in selling gold for silver and silver (for gold), in unequal weight, payment being made on the spot. Do not sell them if they are to be paid for later. There is no harm in selling wheat for barley and barley (for wheat) in unequal measure, payment being made on the spot. If the payment is to be made later, then do not sell them. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Sa'id b. Abi 'Arubah, Hisham al-Dastawa'i and Qatadah from Muslim b. Yasar through his chain.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ تِبْرُهَا وَعَيْنُهَا وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ تِبْرُهَا وَعَيْنُهَا وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ مُدْىٌ بِمُدْىٍ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ مُدْىٌ بِمُدْىٍ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ مُدْىٌ بِمُدْىٍ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مُدْىٌ بِمُدْىٍ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى وَلاَ بَأْسَ بِبَيْعِ الذَّهَبِ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَالْفِضَّةُ أَكْثَرُهُمَا يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَأَمَّا نَسِيئَةً فَلاَ وَلاَ بَأْسَ بِبَيْعِ الْبُرِّ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالشَّعِيرُ أَكْثَرُهُمَا يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَأَمَّا نَسِيئَةً فَلاَ

That the Prophet ﷺ said: "Gold for gold, kind for kind; silver for silver, kind for kind; dried-dates for dried-dates, kind for kind; wheat for wheat, kind for kind; salt for salt, kind for kind; and barley for barley, kind for kind. Whoever increases or seeks an increase, then he dealt with Riba. Sell gold for silver as you wish, hand to hand; and sell wheat for dried-dates as you wish, hand to hand; and sell barley for dried-dates as you wish, hand to hand." [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abu Sa'eed, Abu Hurairah, Bilal, And Anas.

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى بِيعُوا الذَّهَبَ بِالْفِضَّةِ كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَبِيعُوا الْبُرَّ بِالتَّمْرِ كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَبِيعُوا الشَّعِيرَ بِالتَّمْرِ كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ يَدًا بِيَدٍ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَبِلاَلٍ وَأَنَسٍ

"The Messenger of Allah forbade selling gold for gold, silver for silver, dates for dates, wheat for wheat, barley for barley"- one of them said: "salt for salt," but the other did not say it-"unless it was equal amount for equal amount, like for like." One of them said: "Whoever gives more or takes more has engaged in Riba," but he other one did not say it. "And he commanded us to sell gold for silver and silver for gold, and wheat for barley and barley for wheat, hand to hand, however we wanted."

نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ بَيْعِ الذَّهَبِ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَالتَّمْرِ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْبُرِّ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرِ بِالشَّعِيرِ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا وَالْمِلْحِ بِالْمِلْحِ وَلَمْ يَقُلْهُ الآخَرُ إِلاَّ سَوَاءً بِسَوَاءٍ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا مَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى وَلَمْ يَقُلْهُ الآخَرُ وَأَمَرَنَا أَنْ نَبِيعَ الذَّهَبَ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَالْفِضَّةَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْبُرَّ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالشَّعِيرَ بِالْبُرِّ يَدًا بِيَدٍ كَيْفَ شِئْنَا

"The messenger of Allah said: 'Gold for gold, of equal measure; silver for silver, of equal measure; salt for salt, dates for dates wheat for wheat, barley for barley, like for like. Whoever gives more or takes more has engaged in Riba."' (Sahih) The wording is that of Muhammad Yaqub did not mention - "Wheat for wheat".

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ تِبْرُهُ وَعَيْنُهُ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ تِبْرُهُ وَعَيْنُهُ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ سَوَاءً بِسَوَاءٍ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى وَاللَّفْظُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ يَعْقُوبُ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ

Gold is to be paid for by gold, silver by silver, wheat by wheat, barley by barley, dates by dates, salt by salt, like by like, payment being made hand to hand. He who made an addition to it, or asked for an addition, in fact dealt in usury. The receiver and the giver are equally guilty. (Using translation from Muslim 1584e)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ يَدًا بِيَدٍ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوْ اسْتَزَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى الْآخِذُ وَالْمُعْطِي فِيهِ سَوَاءٌ

قَالَ كَانَ عِنْدِي تَمْرٌ فَبِعْتُهُ فِي السُّوقِ بِتَمْرٍ أَجْوَدَ مِنْهُ بِنِصْفِ كَيْلِهِ فَقَدَّمْتُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ الْيَوْمَ تَمْرًا أَجْوَدَ مِنْهُ مِنْ أَيْنَ هَذَا يَا بِلَالُ ؟ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِمَا صَنَعْتُ فَقَالَ انْطَلِقْ فَرُدَّهُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَخُذْ تَمْرَكَ فَبِعْهُ بِحِنْطَةٍ أَوْ شَعِيرٍ ثُمَّ اشْتَرِ بِهِ مِنْ هَذَا التَّمْرِ فَفَعَلْتُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ التَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالْحِنْطَةُ بِالْحِنْطَةِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ فَمَا كَانَ مِنْ فَضْلٍ فَهُوَ رِبًا وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ رَوَاهُ قَيْسٌ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَدَّثَنَا بِهِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ نا أَبُو غَسَّانَ قَالَ نا قَيْسٌ وَقَدْ رَوَى فِي قِصَّةِ التَّمْرِ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ بِغَيْرِ هَذَا اللَّفْظِ فَاخْتَلَفُوا عَلَى سَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ قَتَادَةُ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الْمَجِيدِ بْنُ سُهَيْلٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى

[AI] "I had some dates, but I wanted to buy better quality dates than them from the market for half of their weight. So, I presented them to the Prophet ﷺ and he said, 'I have not seen better dates than these today. Where did you get these, Bilal?' I told him what I did, and he said, 'Go, return it to its owner and take your dates, then sell them for wheat or barley. Then, buy these dates with it and bring them to me.' So, I did as he instructed. Then, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Dates should be exchanged for dates, wheat for wheat, barley for barley, salt for salt, gold for gold, silver for silver, equal for equal, like for like, and weight for weight. So, any excess is riba (usury).'"

كَانَ عِنْدِي تَمْرٌ دُونٌ فَابْتَعْتُ بِهِ مِنَ السُّوقِ تَمْرًا أَجْوَدَ مِنْهُ بِنِصْفِ كَيْلِهِ فَقَدَّمْتُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا رَأَيْتُ الْيَوْمَ تَمْرًا أَجْوَدَ مِنْ هَذَا مِنْ أَيْنَ لَكَ هَذَا يَا بِلَالُ؟» قَالَ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِمَا صَنَعْتُ قَالَ «انْطَلِقْ فَرُدَّهُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَخُذْ تَمْرَكَ فَبِعْهُ بِحِنْطَةٍ أَوْ شَعِيرٍ ثُمَّ اشْتَرِ بِهِ هَذَا التَّمْرَ ثُمَّ ائْتِنِي بِهِ» قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «التَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالْحِنْطَةُ بِالْحِنْطَةِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَالذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ فَمَا كَانَ مِنْ فَضْلٍ فَهُوَ رِبًا»

"The Messenger of Allah forbade selling gold for gold, silver for silver, dates for dates, wheat for wheat, barley for barley"- one of them said: "salt for salt," but the other did not say it-"unless it was equal amount for equal amount, like for like." One of them said: "Whoever gives more or takes more has engaged in Riba," but he other one did not say it. "And he commanded us to sell gold for silver and silver for gold, and wheat for barley and barley for wheat, hand to hand, however we wanted." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4561)

نَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ الذَّهَبِ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْفِضَّةِ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَالتَّمْرِ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْبُرِّ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرِ بِالشَّعِيرِ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا وَالْمِلْحِ بِالْمِلْحِ وَلَمْ يَقُلْهُ الْآخَرُ إِلَّا سَوَاءً بِسَوَاءٍ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا مَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى وَلَمْ يَقُلِ الْآخَرُ وَأُمِرْنَا أَنْ نَبِيعَ الذَّهَبَ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَالْفِضَّةَ بِالذَّهَبِ وَالْبُرَّ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالشَّعِيرَ بِالْبُرِّ يَدًا بَيْدٍ كَيْفَ شِئْنَا

"The messenger of Allah said: 'Gold for gold, of equal measure; silver for silver, of equal measure; salt for salt, dates for dates wheat for wheat, barley for barley, like for like. Whoever gives more or takes more has engaged in Riba."' (Sahih) The wording is that of Muhammad Yaqub did not mention - "Wheat for wheat". (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4564)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ تِبْرُهُ وَعَيْنُهُ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ تِبْرُهُ وَعَيْنُهُ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ كَيْلًا بِكَيْلٍ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى وَلَا بَأْسَ بِبَيْعِ الشَّعِيرِ بِالْبُرِّ وَالشَّعِيرُ أَكْثَرُهُمَا يَدًا بِيَدٍ»

[AI] 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

[AI] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ, he said that gold is measured by gold in weight, and silver is measured by silver in weight, and barley is measured by barley in measure, and dates are measured by dates, and salt is measured by salt. So whoever increases or seeks to increase, then he has committed usury.

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ وَزْنًا بِوَزْنٍ وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ كَيْلًا بِكَيْلٍ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ كَيْلًا بِكَيْلٍ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ اسْتَزَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى

"الذَّهُبُ بالذَّهَبِ مِثْلًا بمثلٍ، الفِضَّةُ بالفضَّة مِثلًا بمِثْلٍ، والتَّمْرُ بالتمْرُ مِثْلًا بمِثلٍ، والبُرُّ بالبُرِّ مِثْلًا بمِثل، والمِلح بالمِلح مِثْلا بمِثل، والشَّعِيرُ بالشَّعِيرِ مِثْلًا بِمثِلٍ فمن زادَ أوَ (ازْدَادَ) فَقَدْ أرْبى. بيعُوا الذَّهَبَ بالفِضة كَيف شِئْتم يَدًا بِيَدٍ، وبيعوا البُرَّ بالتَّمْرِ كَيفِ شِئتم يَدًا بِيَدٍ وبيعُوا الشَّعِيرَ بالتَّمْر كَيف شِئْتُم يَدًا بِيَدٍ".

"كَانَ عنْدِى تَمْرٌ دُونٌ، فابْتَعْتُ بِهِ مِنَ السُّوقِ تَمْرًا أَجْوَدَ مِنْهُ بِنِصْفِ كَيْلِهِ فَقَدَّمْتُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: مَا رَأَيْتُ اليَوْمَ تَمرًا أَجَودَ مِنْ هَذَا، مِنْ أَيْنَ هَذا لَكَ يَا بِلاَلُ؟ فَحَدَّثْتُهُ بِمَا صَنَعْتُ، قَالَ: انْطَلِقْ فَرُدَّهُ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَخُذْ تَمْرَكَ فَبِعْهُ بِحِنْطَةٍ أَوْ شَعِير، ثُمَّ اشْتَرِ بِهِ هَذَا التَّمْرَ، ثُمَّ ائْتِنِى بِهِ، فَفَعَلتُ".