ʿAbdullah bin Shaddad and Abu Burda sent me to ʿAbdullah bin Abi ʿAufa and told me to ask ʿAbdullah whether the people in the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ used to pay in advance for wheat (to be delivered later). ʿAbdullah replied, "We used to pay in advance to the peasants of Sham for wheat, barley and olive oil of a known specified measure to be delivered in a specified period." I asked (him), "Was the price paid (in advance) to those who had the things to be delivered later?" ʿAbdullah bin ʿAufa replied, "We did not use to ask them about that." Then they sent me to ʿAbdur Rahman bin Abza and I asked him. He replied, "The companions of the Prophet ﷺ used to practice Salam in the lifetime of the Prophet; and we did not use to ask them whether they had standing crops or not."  

بَعَثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ شَدَّادٍ وَأَبُو بُرْدَةَ إِلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أَوْفَى ؓ فَقَالاَ سَلْهُ هَلْ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُسْلِفُونَ فِي الْحِنْطَةِ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ كُنَّا نُسْلِفُ نَبِيطَ أَهْلِ الشَّأْمِ فِي الْحِنْطَةِ وَالشَّعِيرِ وَالزَّيْتِ فِي كَيْلٍ مَعْلُومٍ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مَعْلُومٍ قُلْتُ إِلَى مَنْ كَانَ أَصْلُهُ عِنْدَهُ قَالَ مَا كُنَّا نَسْأَلُهُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ بَعَثَانِي إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبْزَى فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُسْلِفُونَ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلَمْ نَسْأَلْهُمْ أَلَهُمْ حَرْثٌ أَمْ لاَ  

Abu Burda and ʿAbdullah bin Shaddad sent me to ʿAbdur Rahman bin Abza and ʿAbdullah bin Abi ʿAufa to ask them about the Salaf (Salam). They said, "We used to get war booty while we were with Messenger of Allah ﷺ and when the peasants of Sham came to us we used to pay them in advance for wheat, barley, and oil to be delivered within a fixed period." I asked them, "Did the peasants own standing crops or not?" They replied, "We never asked them about it."  

عَنِ السَّلَفِ فَقَالاَ كُنَّا نُصِيبُ الْمَغَانِمَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَكَانَ يَأْتِينَا أَنْبَاطٌ مِنْ أَنْبَاطِ الشَّأْمِ فَنُسْلِفُهُمْ فِي الْحِنْطَةِ وَالشَّعِيرِ وَالزَّبِيبِ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى قَالَ قُلْتُ أَكَانَ لَهُمْ زَرْعٌ أَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ زَرْعٌ قَالاَ مَا كُنَّا نَسْأَلُهُمْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ  

Abu Burda and ʿAbdullah bin Shaddad sent me to ʿAbdur Rahman bin Abza and ʿAbdullah bin Abi ʿAufa to ask them about the Salaf (Salam). They said, "We used to get war booty while we were with Messenger of Allah ﷺ and when the peasants of Sham came to us we used to pay them in advance for wheat, barley, and oil to be delivered within a fixed period." I asked them, "Did the peasants own standing crops or not?" They replied, "We never asked them about it." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2254)   

عَنِ السَّلَفِ فَقَالَا كُنَّا نُصِيبُ الْمَغَانِمَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ يَأْتِينَا أَنْبَاطُ الشَّامِ فَنُسْلِفُهُمْ فِي الْحِنْطَةِ وَالشَّعِيرِ وَالزَّيْتِ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى قَالَ أَكَانَ لَهُمْ زَرْعٌ أَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ زَرْعٌ؟ قَالَ مَا كُنَّا نَسْأَلُهُمْ