Sahih al-Bukhari 2059
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the selling of foodstuff before receiving it. I consider that all types of sellings should be done similarly.
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the selling of foodstuff before receiving it. I consider that all types of sellings should be done similarly.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The buyer of foodstuff should not sell it before it has been measured for him.” Isma`il narrated instead, “He should not sell it before receiving it.”
I saw the people buy foodstuff randomly (i.e. blindly without measuring it) in the lifetime of Allah’s Apostle and they were punished (by beating), if they tried to sell it before carrying it to their own houses.
Rarely did the Prophet (ﷺ) fail to visit Abu Bakr’s house everyday, either in the morning or in the evening. When the permission for migration to Medina was granted, all of a sudden the Prophet (ﷺ) came to us at noon and Abu Bakr was informed, who said, “Certainly the Prophet (ﷺ) has come for […]
that his father said. “I saw those, who used to buy foodstuff without measuring or weighing in the life time of the Prophet (ﷺ) being punished if they sold it before carrying it to their own houses.”
Ibn `Abbas said, “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the selling of foodstuff before its measuring and transferring into one’s possession.” I asked Ibn `Abbas, “How is that?” Ibn `Abbas replied, “It will be just like selling money for money, as the foodstuff has not been handed over to the first purchaser who is the present seller.”
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “He who buys foodstuff should not sell it till he has received it.”
That the latter said, “Who has change?” Talha said, “I (will have change) when our storekeeper comes from the forest.” Malik bin Aus narrated from `Umar bin Al-Khattab: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The bartering of gold for gold is Riba (usury), except if it is from hand to hand and equal in amount, and wheat […]
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “O Allah bestow your blessings on their measures, bless their Mudd and Sa.” The Prophet (ﷺ) meant the people of Medina.
I met `Abdullah bin `Amr bin Al-`As and asked him, “Tell me about the description of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) which is mentioned in Torah (i.e. Old Testament.”) He replied, ‘Yes. By Allah, he is described in Torah with some of the qualities attributed to him in the Qur’an as follows: “O Prophet ! We have […]