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Ibn Mas'ud narrated:"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who consumed Riba, and the one who charged it, those who witnessed it, and the one who recorded it." He said: There are narrations on this topic from 'Umar, 'Ali, Jabir [and Abu Juhaifah]. The Hadith of 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) is a Hasan

Anas narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said about the major sins:"Associating partners with Allah, disobeying parents, killing oneself, and false speech." He said: There are narrations on this topic from Abu Bakrah, Ayman bin Khuraim, and Ibn 'Umar Abu 'Eisa said: The Hadith of Anas is a Hasan Sahih Gha

Narrated Abu Dharr: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "There are three whom Allah will not look at on the Day of Judgement, nor will He purify them, and theirs is a painful punishment." We said: "Who are they O Messenger of Allah ? For they have indeed failed and are lost!" He sai: "The Mannan, the one who

Narrated 'Umarah bin Hadid: From Shakr Al-Ghamidi that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "O Allah bless my Ummah in what they do early (in the day)." He said: "Whenever he (ﷺ) would dispatch a military expedition or an army, he would send them in the first part of the day." And Sakhr, a man who was a

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: "The Prophet (ﷺ) died while his armour was pawned for twenty Sa' of food that he got for his family." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih

Narrated Anas: I walked to the Prophet (ﷺ) with some barley bread that has some rancid oil poured over it. The Prophet (ﷺ) had pawned his armour with a Jew for twenty Sa' of food that he got for his family. That day (he pawned it), I heard him saying: 'Not for one evening has the household of Muhamm

Narrated 'Abbad bin Laith Al-Karabisi [Al-Basri]: "Abdul Majid bin Wahb narrated to us, he said: 'Al-'Adda' bin Khalid bin Hawdhah said to me: "Shall I not read to you a letter that was written for me from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ?'" He said: 'I said: "Of course." So he took out a letter for me:

Narrated Jabir: "A man among the Ansar decided to free a slave of his after his death. He died but he left no wealth behind beside the slave. So the Prophet (ﷺ) sold him and Nu'aim [bin 'Abdullah] bin An-Nah-ham bought him." Jabir said: "He was Coptic slave who died during the first year of the lead

Narrated Ibn Mas'ud: From the Prophet (ﷺ): "He prohibited meeting the owners of the goods." [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Ali, Ibn 'Abbas, Abu Hurairah, Abu Sa'eed, Ibn 'Umar, and a man from the Companions of the Prophet (ﷺ)

Narrated Abu Hurairah: "The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited meeting the goods being brought (to the market). If someone were to meet them and buy them, then the owner of the goods retains the option when he reaches the market." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Gharib narration of Ayyub (a narrator). Th

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The dweller of the town is not to sell for the Bedouin." [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Talhah, Jabir, Anas, Ibn 'Abbas, Hakim bin Abi Yazid from his father, 'Amr bin 'Awf Al-Muzani the grandfather of Kathir bin 'Abdul

Narrated Jabir: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The dweller of the town is not to sell for the Bedouin, leave the people ; Allah provides for some of them through others." [Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith of Abu Hurairah is a Hasan Sahih Hadith, and this Hadith of Jabir is a Hasan Sahih Hadith as

Narrated Anas: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited selling grapes until they appear and selling grains until they become firm." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Gharib, we do not know of it being Marfu' except from the narration of Hammad bin Salamah

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: "The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited the sale of Habalil-Habalah." [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas and Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri [Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith of Ibn 'Umar is Hasan Sahih Hadith. This is acted upon according to the people of knowledge. And

Narrated Abu Hurairah: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited the Gharar sale, and the Hasah sale." [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Umar, Ibn 'Abbas, Abu Sa'eed, and Anas. [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith of Abu Hurairah is Hasan Sahih Hadith. This Hadith is acted upon according

Narrated Abu Hurairah: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited two sales in one." There are narrations on this topic from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr, Ibn 'Umar, and Ibn Mas'ud. [Abu Eisa said:] The Hadith of Abu Hurairah is a Hasan Sahih Hadith. This is acted upon according to the people of knowledge. Some o

Narrated Hakim b. Hizam:"I asked Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), I said: 'A man came to me asking to buy something that I did not have. Can I buy it from the market for him and then give it to him?' He said: 'Do not sell what is not with you.'" He said: There are narrations on this topic from 'Abdullah bin

Narrated Hakim b. Hizam: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited me from selling what was not with me." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan. He said: There is something on this topic from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar. Ishaq bin Mansur said: "I said to Ahmad: 'What is the meaning of the prohibition from a l

Narrated Ayyub: 'Amr bin Shu'aib narrated to us, saying: My father narrated to me from his father' until he mentioned 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'It is not lawful to lend and sell, nor two conditions in a sale, nor to profit from what is not possessed, nor to sell what one

Narrated Hakim b. Hizam: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited me from selling what was not with me." [Abu 'Eisa said:] Waki' reported this Hadith from Yazid bin Ibrahim, from Ibn Sirin, from Ayyub, from Hakim bin Hizam, and he did not mention in it: "From Yusuf bin Mahak." And the narration of 'Ab

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited selling the Wala' and conferring it." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. We do not know of it except as a narration of 'Abdullah bin Dinar, from Ibn 'Umar. This Hadith is acted upon according to the people of knowledge. Yahya bin

Narrated Samurah: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited bartering animals on credit." He said: There are narration on this topic from Ibn 'Abbas, Jabir, Ibn 'Umar. [Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith of Samurah is Hasan Sahih Hadith. It is correct that Al-Hasan heard from Samurah, this is what 'Ali bin Al

Narrated Jabir: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Animals [two for one] are not proper on credit, and there is no harm in a hand to hand (exchange)." The Hadith is Hasan Sahih

Narrated 'Ubadah bin As-Samit: 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 inc

Narrated Nafi': "Ibn 'Umar and I went to Abu Sa'eed and he narrated to us: 'the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said - and I heard him with these [two] ears: "Do not sell gold for gold except kind for kind, nor sliver for silver except kind for kind, do not exchange more of one than the other, and do not sel

Narrated Ibn Shihab: From Malik bin Aws bin Hadathan that he said: "I once said: 'Who can change some Dirham?' So Talhah bin 'Ubaidullah - and he was with 'Umar bin Al-Khattab - said: "Leave your gold with us, then return to us when our servant comes and we will give you your silver." 'Umar bin Al-K

Narrated Salim: From his father that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever purchases a date-palm after it has been pollinated then its fruits are for the one who sold it, unless the buyer made it a condition. And whoever purchases slave who has property, then his property is for the one who sold

Narrated Nafi': From Ibn 'Umar, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Both the buyer and the seller retain the option as long as they have not separated or they give each other than option." He (Nafi') said: "So when Ibn 'Umar purchased something while he was sitting, he would stand to complete the

Narrated Hakim b. Hizam: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Both the buyer and the seller retain the option as long as they have not separated. If they spoke the truth and clarified (any defects or conditions), then they would be blessed in their sale, and if they hid something and lied then the

Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib: From his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Both the buyer and the seller retain the option as long as they did not separate, unless they agreed to making it optional. And it is not lawful for him to separate from his companion, fearing th

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "They (the two) are not separate from a sale except in agreement. [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Gharib

Narrated Jabir: "The Prophet (ﷺ) gave a Bedouin the option after a sale." This Hadith is Hasan Gharib

Narrated Anas: That there was a man who was not very sensible and he would make purchases. So his family came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Stop him (from making purchases)." So Allah's Prophet (ﷺ) called him to prohibit him, and he said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have no patien

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever purchased an animal that has not been milked, then he the choice when he milks it, if he wishes he may return it, returning a Sa' of dried dates along with it." [Abu 'Eisa said:] There are narration on this topic from Anas, and a man from th

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever purchases an animal that has not been milked, then he retains the option for three days. If he returns it, then he is to return with it a Sa' of food, not Samra' " [Abu 'Eisa said:] The meaning of "Not Samra'" is "not wheat." This Hadith is

Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah : That he sold a camel to the Prophet (ﷺ) and made a condition that he could ride it to (return to) his family. [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. It has been reported through other routes from Jabir. This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowl

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "A riding animal can be ridden while it is pawned, and a milking animal can be milked while it is pawned, and it is up to the one riding and drinking (the milk) to maintain it." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. We do now know of it

Narrated Al-Aswad: From 'Aishah that she wanted to purchase Barirah, but they (he owners) made the condition that they would retain the Wala'. So the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Buy her, the Wala' is only for the one who gives the price, or for the one who grants the favor." [He said:] There is something on

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "When the penalty (of blood money) goes to a Mukatab, or an inheritance, then he inherits in accordance with as much as he is freed from it." And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The Mukatab is given the blood-money of a free person in accordance to what he has

Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib: From his father, from his grandfather that he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) delivering a Khutbah in which he said: "Whoever gives a writ of emancipation to his slave, for one hundred Uqiyyah, and he pays it to him less then ten Uqiyah." - or he said: "Ten Dirham" - "the

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whichever person becomes bankrupt, and a man finds his particular merchandise with him, then he is more deserving of it than others. [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Samurah and Ibn 'Umar. [Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith of

Narrated Abu Al-Waddak: That Abu Sa'eed said: "We had some wine that belonged to an orphan. When Al-Ma'idah was revealed I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about it, I said: 'It belongs to an orphan.' He said: 'Spill it out.'" [He said:] There is something on this topic from Anas bin Malik. [Abu 'Ei

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Fulfill the trust for the one who entrusted you, and do not cheat the one who cheated you." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Gharib. Some of the people of knowledge followed this Hadith, they said that when something belonging to a man is with

Narrated Abu Umamah: "During the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage, I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying during the Khutbah: "The borrowed is to be returned, and the guarantor is responsible, and the debt is to be repaid." [Abu 'Eisa said:] There are narrations on this topic from Samurah, Safwan bin Umayyah

Narrated Muhammad bin Ibrahim : From Sa'eed bin Al-Musayyab, from Ma'mar bin 'Abdullah bin Nadlah who said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: 'Hoarding is nothing but sin.' So I (Muhammad) said to Sa'eed: "O Abu Muhammad! You hoard?" He said: "And Ma'mar would hoard." It is also been repor

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Do not go out to meet the market (caravan), do not leave animals un-milked (to deceive the buyer), nor out-spend one another." [Abu 'Eisa said:] There are narrations on this topic from Ibn Mas'ud and Abu Hurairah. The Hadith if Ibn 'Abbas is a Hasan S

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever takes a false oath to deprive a Muslim of his wealth, he will meet Allah while He is angry with him." Al-Ash'ath bin Qais said: "It is about me, by Allah! There was a dispute about some land between myself and a man from t

Narrated Ibn Mas'ud: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When the two parties (in a deal) disagree then the seller's statement is taken as valid, and the purchaser retains the option." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Mursal. 'Awn bin 'Abdullah did not see Ibn Mas'ud. This Hadith has also been re

Narrated Abu Al-Minhal: From Iyas bin 'Abd al-Muzani who said: "The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited selling water." [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Jabir, Buhaisah from her father, Abu Hurairah, 'Aishah, Anas and 'Abdullah bin 'Amr. [Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith is Iyas is a Hasan Sahih Had

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Do not withhold surplus water so that it is prevented from the pasture." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. Abu Al-Munhal's name is 'Abdur-Rahman bin Mut'im, he is from Al-Kufah, and he is oen that Habib bin Abi Thabit reports from. Abu A

Narrated Anas bin Malik: "A man from (the tribe of) Kilab asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about studding a stallion and he prohibited it. So he said: 'O Messenger of Allah! We stud the stallions so that we get honorarium (from the owners of the female horse)!' So he permitted it for honorarium." [A

Narrated Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited the price of a dog, the earnings of the fornicator (from harlotry), and the news of the fortune-teller." This Hadith is Hasan Sahih

Narrated Ibn Muhayyisah of Banu Harithah: From his father, that he sought permission from the Prophet (ﷺ) to take the wages for cupping and he (ﷺ) forbade him from it. He continued asking him and seeking his permission until he said: "Use it to give fodder to your water-carrying camels, and to feed

Narrated Anas: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was cupped. Abu Talhah did the cupping. So he ordered that he be given two Sa' of food, and he spoke to his masters to reduce his taxes. He said: 'The most virtuous of what you treat with is cupping.' Or, he said: 'The best of your treatments is cupping.'"

Narrated Jabir: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prohibited the price of the dog and the cat." [Abu 'Eisa said:] There is some confusion (Idtirab) in the chain for this Hadith. The price of a cat is not correct. This Hadith has been reported from Al-A'mash, from some of his companions, from Jabir, and th

Narrated Abu Al-Muhazzim: From Abu Hurairah who said: "The price of a dog was prohibited, except for the hunting dog." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is not correct from this route. Abu Al-Muhazzim's name is Yazid bin Sufyan, and Shu'bah bin Al-Hajjaj criticized him and graded him weak. Similar to th

Narrated Abu Umamah: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Do not sell the (slave) female singers, not purchase them, nor teach them (to sing). And there is no good in trading in them, and their prices are unlawful. It was about the likes of this that this Ayah was revealed: And among mankind is he

Narrated Abu Ayyub: "I narrated heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: 'Whoever seperates a mother from her child, Allah seperates him and his most beloved on the Day of Judgement.'" [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Gharib

Narrated 'Aishah: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) judged: "The produce is for the responsible one." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. This Hadith has been reported through routes other than this, and this acted upon according to the people of knowledge

Narrated 'Aishah: "The Prophet (ﷺ) judged that the produce is produce is for the responsible one." [He said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih, Gharib as a Hadith of Hisham bin 'Urwah (a narrator). [Abu 'Eisa said:] Muslim bin Khalid Az-Zanji reported this Hadith from Hisham, from 'Urwah. Jarir reported i

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever enters an orchard then let him eat, but not take any in his garment." [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Abdullah bin 'Amr, 'Abbad bin Shurahbil, Rafi' bin 'Amr, 'Umair the freed slave of Abi Al-Lahm, and Abu Hurairah. [Abu 'Ei

Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib: From his father, from his grandfather, that the Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about hanging fruits (on the trees), so he said: "Whoever is in need and picks some of it without taking any in his garment, then there is no sin upon him." [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever buys food, then he is not to sell it until he takes possession of it." Ibn 'Abbas said: "All things are considered the same (in this regard)." [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Jabir, Ibn 'Umar, and Abu Hurairah. [Abu 'Eisa sa

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "None of you is to sell over the sale of others, nor to propose over the proposal of others." [He said:] There are narration on this topic from Abu Hurairah and Samurah. [Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith of Ibn 'Umar is a Hasan Sahih Hadith. And i

Narrated Anas: From Abu Talhah that he said: "O Prophet of Allah! I had purchased some wine for the orphans under my care. He said: 'Spill out the wine, and break the jugs.'" [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Jabir, 'Aishah, Abu Sa'eed, Ibn Mas'ud, Ibn 'Umar, and Anas. [Abu 'Eisa sa

Narrated Anas bin Malik: "I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) 'Can wine be used for vinegar?' He said: 'No'" [Abu 'Eisa said:] This Hadith is Hasan Sahih

Narrated Anas bin Malik: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed ten involved in wine: The one who presses it, the one who has it pressed, its drinker, its carrier, and the one it is carried to, its server, its seller, the consumption of its price, the one who purchases it and the one it was purchased fo

Narrated Samurah bin Jundab: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "When one of you comes upon livestock, if its owner is with it then seek his permission. If he permits him then let him milk it and drink. If there is no one with it then call out three times, if someone answers then seek his permission. If no

Narrated Jabir bin ‘Abdullah : That during the Year of the Conquest, while he was in Makkah, he heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: "Indeed Allah and His Messenger unlawful the sale of wine, dead carcasses, the pig, and idols." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! What about the fat of carcasses?

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Ours is not a bad example: The one who takes back his gift is like the dog who takes back his vomit." [He said:] On this topic, there is the narration from Ibn 'Umar from the Prophet (ﷺ) that he said: "It is not lawful for anyone that has g

Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib: That he heard Tawus narrating from Ibn 'Umar and Ibn 'Abbas, and they both narrated this Hadith from the Prophet (ﷺ). (A Hadith similar to no. 1298). [Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (ra), is a Hasan Sahih Hadith. This Hadith is acted upon according to soe of the

Narrated Ibn 'Umar: From Zaid bin Thabit that the Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited Al-Muhalaqah and Al-Muzabanah, except that he permitted those practice Al-'Araya to sell it for a like estimation. [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abu Hurairah and Jabir. [Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith if Zaid

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Do not practice An-Najsh." [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Umar and Anas. [Abu 'Eisa said:] The Hadith of Abu Hurairah is a Hasan Sahih Hadith. This is acted upon according to the people of knowledge, they disliked

Narrated Suwaid bin Qais: "Makhrafah Al-'Abdi and I brought linens from Hajar. The Prophet (ﷺ) came to us in bargain with us with some pants. There was someone with me who weighed (the goods) to determine the value. So the the Prophet (ﷺ) said to the one weighing: 'Weigh and add more.'" [He said:] T

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever grants respite to an indigent or alleviates it for him, Allah will shade him on the Day of Judgement under His Throne, a Day in which there is no shade except His shade." [He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abu Al-Y

Narrated Abu Hurairah: That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Procrastination (in paying a debt) by a rich person is oppression. So if your debt is transferred from your debtor to a rich debtor, you should agree." He said: There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Umar, and Ash-Sharid bin Suwaid Ath-Thaqafi