Business Transactions

Book 7 of 16 · Bulugh al-Maram

233 hadith Hadith 890–1122 Sunni
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Book 7 of 16

Business Transactions

Bulugh al-Maram

233 hadith Hadith 890–1122 Sunni

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Compiled in the 15th century CE by al-Asqalani.

Business Transactions is book 7 of 16 in Bulugh al-Maram, containing 233 hadith.

Hadith in This Book 233 hadith

1 890
The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked, 'What type of earning is best?' He replied, "A man's work with his hand and every transaction which is free from cheating or deception." .
2 891
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying in the year of the Conquest, while he was in Makkah, "Allah and His Messenger have forbidden the sale of intoxicants, dead animals, swine and…
3 892
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "When two people who are arranging a business transaction disagree and there is no proof to arbitrate between them, the seller's word is…
4 893
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited the money paid for a dog, the payment of a prostitute, and the payment given to a soothsayer." .
5 894
I was traveling on a camel of mine which had become exhausted, so I intended to let it go free. The Prophet (ﷺ) followed me and made supplication for me and struck it. Then, it…
6 895
A man among us declared that a slave belonging to him would be free after his death. However, he had no other property. So, the Prophet (ﷺ) sent for him (the slave) and sold…
7 896
A mouse fell into some ghee and died. The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked about it and he replied, "Throw it - and what is surrounding (touching) it - away and eat it (that which remained…
8 897
"into a solid ghee."
9 898
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "If a mouse falls into ghee which is solid, throw the mouse and what is surrounding it away; but if it is in a liquid state do not go near it." .
10 899
I asked Jabir (RA) about the payment for cats and dogs and he replied, "The Prophet (ﷺ) warned sternly against that." .
11 900
"except a hunting dog."
12 901
Barirah came to her and said, "I had arranged to buy my freedom for nine Uqiya; one Uqiyah to be paid annually, so help me." 'Aishah (RA) replied, "If your people are pleased that…
13 902
'Umar (RA) forbade the sale of the slave-women who have given birth to children (of their owners). He said, "She is not to be sold, bestowed as a gift or inherited. He (the owner)…
14 903
We used to sell our slave-women who had borne (our) children while the Prophet (ﷺ) was still living, and he saw no harm in that. .
15 904
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited the sale of excess water. .
16 905
"And hiring a camel to impregnate a she-camel."
17 906
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the sale of a stallion's semen (to use for impregnation). .
18 907
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the transaction called 'Habalal-Habalah" which was one entered into in the Jahiliya era, whereby a man bought a she-camel which was to be the…
19 908
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade selling or giving away the right of inheritance from a freed slave. .
20 909
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade a transaction determined by throwing stones, and the transaction which involves some uncertainty (or cheating). .
21 910
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "If anyone buys a grain he must not sell it till he weighs it." .
22 911
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade two transactions combined in one. .
23 912
"If anyone makes to transactions combined in one he is entitled to take the lower price, or (it is considered) usury."
24 913
"Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The condition of a loan combined with a sale is not lawful, now two conditions relating to one transaction, nor the profit arising from something…
25 914
He forbade a transaction (combined with) a condition. at-Tabarani reported it through this chain of narrators in al-Awsat, and it is Gharib (reported by a single narrator).
26 915
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the type of transaction in which a security deposit was paid. .
27 916
I bought some oil in the market and when I had taken it (from the seller), a man met me and offered to give me a good profit for it. Then, when I was about to finalize the deal…
28 917
I said, "O Allah's Messenger, I sell camels at al-Baqi'. I sell for Dinars and take Dirhams (for them), and sell for Dirhams, and take Dinars (for them), I take this for that and…
29 918
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade bidding against one another (to raise the price). .
30 919
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade Muhaqalah, Muzabanah, and Mukhabarah. He also forbade Thunya unless it was explicit (a known amount). .
31 920
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade Muhaqalah, Mukhadarah, Mulamasah, Munabadhah and Muzabamah. .
32 921
"Do not go out to meet riders (to conduct business with them), and a city-dweller must not sell for a man from the desert." I asked Ibn 'Abbas (RA), "What did he mean by 'A…
33 922
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Do not go out to meet what is being brought (to market for sale). Whoever has done so and bought some of it, when its owner comes to the market he has…
34 923
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade, a city-dweller to sell for a man from the desert; one to bid against another (to raise the price); that someone sell (his product) by canceling the…
35 924
"A Muslim must not offer a price above that offered by another Muslim."
36 925
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "Whoever separates a mother from her child, May Allah separate him from his beloved ones on the Day of Resurrection." .
37 926
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) commanded me to sell two youths who were brothers. I sold them and separated them (by selling them to different people). When I made mention of that to the…
38 927
When prices were high in al-Madinah in the time of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), the people said, "O Allah's Messenger, prices have become high, so fix them for us." Allah's Messenger…
39 928
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "None withholds goods till the price rises but a sinner." .
40 929
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Do not tie up the udders of camels and goats. He who buys them after that (has been done) has two choices open to him after milking them: he may keep them…
41 930
"He has three days in which to decide to keep them or not."
42 931
"He must return with it one Sa' of any grain but wheat." .
43 932
If anyone buys a goat whose udder has been tied up and he returned it, he must return it with one Sa'. .
44 933
"of dates."
45 934
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) once came upon a heap of grain, and when he put his hand inside it, his fingers felt some dampness. So, he asked, "What is this, O owner of the grain?" He…
46 935
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Whoever hoards grapes in the vintage (harvest) season till he sells them to those who make wine from them, has hastily thrown himself into Hell-fire…
47 936
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Any profit goes to the one who bears responsibility." .
48 937
The Prophet (ﷺ) gave him a Dinar to buy a sacrificial animal or a sheep. He bought two sheep with it, sold one of them for a Dinar and came back to him with a goat and a Dinar. So…
49 938
al-Bukhari also recorded it within another Hadith but did not report its exact wording.
50 939
at-Tirmidhi reported a Shahid (supporting narration of similar meaning) for it from the Hadith of Hakim bin Hizam.
51 940
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade buying what is in the wombs of domestic animals till they give birth; selling what is in their udders; buying a runaway slave; buying (something from) the…
52 941
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Do not buy the fish that is in the water, for it involves uncertainty (risk)." .
53 942
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the selling of a fruit till it becomes ripe, or the selling of fur which is (still) on the back (of an animal) or milk which is (still) in the…
54 943
Abu Dawud reported in al-Marasil as a saying of 'Ikrimah, and that is the strongest opinion.
55 944
He also reported it Mawquf (as a saying of a Companion, i.e.) Ibn 'Abbas with a strong chain of narrators, and al-Baihaqi held it to the most correct narration.
56 945
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the sale of what is in the womb of a she-camel, and the semen that is in the body of a male-camel. .
57 946
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Whoever accepts back what he sold to a Muslim, Allah will forgive his fault." .
58 947
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Both parties in a business transaction have a right to annul the transaction, so long as they have not separated and remain together; or one of them…
59 948
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The two parties (seller and buyer) in a business transaction have a choice (to annul it) until they separated (from one another), unless it is a transaction…
60 949
"till they separated from their place (of transaction)."
61 950
A man told Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that he was being deceived (cheated) in business transactions, and he replied, "When you make a purchase say, 'Deceiving (cheating) is not allowed…
62 951
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cursed the one who accepts usury, the one who gives it, the one who records it and the two witnesses to it, saying, "They are all the same." .
63 952
al-Bukhari reported something similar from the Hadith of Abu Juhaifah.
64 953
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Usury has seventy-three categories, the least one in sin is as that of a man who marries (has sexual relations with) his mother, and the very essence of…
65 954
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Do not sell gold for gold unless it is the same amount for the same amount, and do not make one amount greater than the other. Do not sell silver for silver…
66 955
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Gold is to be paid for with gold, silver with silver, wheat with wheat, barley with barley, dates with dates, and salt with salt, same quantity for…
67 956
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Gold is to be paid for with gold, both being of equal weight and of same quantities; silver is to be paid for with silver, both being of equal weight…
68 957
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) appointed a man over Khaibar and he brought him dates of a very fine quality. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked, "Are all the dates of Khaibar like this?" He…
69 958
"and so is (that which is sold by) weight."
70 959
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade selling a quantity of dates whose measure was unknown for a specified (known) quantity of dates. .
71 960
I used to hear Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say, "Food (may be sold) for food, of same quantities." Our food at that time consisted of barley. .
72 961
I bought a necklace for twelve Dinars at the battle of Khaibar and it contained gold and gems. I considered them separately and found that it was worth more than twelve Dinars. I…
73 962
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade selling animals for animals when payment was to be made at a later date. .
74 963
The Prophet (ﷺ) commanded him to equip an army. Then, when the camels were insufficient, he commanded him to keep back the young camels of Sadaqah. He said, "I was taking a camel…
75 964
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say, "If you sell anything on credit to anyone, on the condition that you will buy it back for a lower price (al-'Einah), take hold of the tails of…
76 965
Ahmad reported something similar from the narration of 'Ata. Its narrators are reliable and Ibn al-Qattan graded it Sahih (authentic).
77 966
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever intercedes for his brother and that one gives him a gift for that (intercession) which he accepts, he has engaged in one of the most terrible types…
78 967
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cursed the one who bribes and the one who takes bribes. .
79 968
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade al-Muzabanah, which means that a man sells the fruit of his garden, if it consists of palm-trees (fresh dates), for dried dates by measure; or if it…
80 969
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade selling a debt to be paid at a future date for another i.e., a debt for a debt. .
81 970
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave permission regarding al-'Araya for its sale on the basis of a calculation (of what the dates would be when dry) by measure. .
82 971
"He gave permission regarding al-'Araya (for its sale) in which the household buys its fruit on the basis of a calculation (of what the dates would be when dry), yet they could…
83 972
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave permission regarding the sale of al-'Araya, on the basis of calculation of their amount, for dry dates, on the condition that they be less than five…
84 973
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade the sale of fruits till they appear to ripe, forbidding it both to the seller and to the buyer. .
85 974
"When he was asked about (the words): 'appear to be ripe'?" He (ﷺ) replied, "Till they were safe from damage or disease."
86 975
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the sale of fruits till they become colorful. He was asked what that meant, he replied, "Till they become reddish and yellowish." .
87 976
The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the sale of grapes till they become black (i.e. ripe) and the sale of grain till it becomes hard (i.e. ripe). .
88 977
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "If you sell some fruit to your brother and it was struck by blight, it would not be lawful for you to take anything from him. How can you take your…
89 978
"The Prophet (ﷺ) commanded that unforeseen loss be remitted in respect of what is affected by blight."
90 979
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If anyone buys a palm tree after it has been pollinated, the fruits belong to the seller who has sold them unless the buyer makes a condition." .
91 980
When the Prophet (ﷺ) came to al-Madinah, they were paying one and two years in advance for fruits. So he (ﷺ) said: "Those who paid in advance for fruits must do so for a specified…
92 981
"Those who pay in advance for anything."
93 982
"We were getting a portion of the spoils of war along with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and some Nabateans (Arabs who mixed with non-Arabs and corrupted their language and lineage) from…
94 983
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever accepts other people's wealth intending to pay it back, Allah will pay it back for him. And whoever accepts it intending to waste it, Allah, the…
95 984
I said, "O Messenger of Allah, so-and-so has brought you clothes from Syria. What if you sent someone to him, and you get from him two garments on credit till it is easy for you…
96 985
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "An animal may be ridden, due to what is spent on it, when it is in pledge; and the milk of a camel may be drunk, due to what is spent on it, when it…
97 986
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A pledge does not become lost to its owner when he does not redeem it in time. Any increase in its value goes to him and any lost must be borne by…
98 987
The Prophet (ﷺ) borrowed a young camel from a man. So, when some Sadaqa camels came to him he ordered Abu Rafi (RA) to re-pay the man his young camel. He told him (ﷺ), "I can only…
99 988
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Every loan, which leads to a benefit, is usury." .
100 989
The aforesaid Hadith has a weak supporting narration, on the authority of Fadalah bin 'Ubaid (RA) reported by al-Baihaqi.
101 990
It also has another Mawquf (saying of a Companion) narration from 'Abdullah bin Salam (RA) reported by al-Bukhari.
102 991
We heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say: "If a creditor finds his very property with a debtor who becomes bankrupt, he is more entitled to it than anyone else." .
103 992
"If anyone sells some goods (on credit) and the one who buys them becomes bankrupt, and the seller does not recover any of the price of his goods, and he then finds his very goods…
104 993
al-Baihaqi reported it with a full chain of narrators but graded it weak, following Abu Dawud.
105 994
"We went to Abu Hurairah (RA) regarding a friend of ours who was bankrupt. He said, "I shall certainly pronounce judgment about him in accordance with the judgement of Allah's…
106 995
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Delay in payment on the part of one who possesses the means, makes it lawful to dishonor and punish him." .
107 996
In the time of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) a man suffered a loss affecting fruits he had bought, owed a large debt and became bankrupt. So, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to the people,…
108 997
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) seized the wealth of Mu'adh and sold it in return for a debt he was indebted for. .
109 998
I was brought before the Prophet (ﷺ) on the Day of Uhud when I Was fourteen years old, but he did not give me permission (to fight). I was afterwards brought to him on the Day of…
110 999
"He did not give me permission (to fight), and did not consider me has having attained puberty." .
111 1000
We were brought before the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day of Quraizah. Those who had began to grow hair (on their private parts) were killed, while who had not, were set free. I was among…
112 1001
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "It is not permissible to give a gift without her husband's permission."
113 1002
"It is not permissible for a woman to dispose anything of her wealth if her husband is responsible for her." .
114 1003
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Begging is not lawful except to one of three (people): a man who has become a guarantor for a payment, for whom begging is lawful till he gets it,…
115 1004
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Reconciliation is permissible between Muslims, except one which makes unlawful something which is lawful, or makes lawful something which is unlawful;…
116 1005
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "One must not prevent his neighbor from fixing a wooden peg in his wall." Abu Hurairah (RA) then said, "Why do I see you turning away (averse to this…
117 1006
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "It is not lawful for a person to take his brother's stick except if he is pleased with such." .
118 1007
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Delay in payment by a rich man is injustice. So, if one of you is referred for payment to a wealthy man he should accept the reference." .
119 1008
"And if anyone is referred to another, let him accept that."
120 1009
A man from among us died, so we washed, embalmed and shrouded him. We then brought him to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and asked him to pray over him. He went forward some steps and then…
121 1010
A man who had died in debt would be brought to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he would ask, "Has he left anything to discharge his debt?" If he was told that he left enough he would…
122 1011
"Whoever dies and leavings nothing to discharge his debt..."
123 1012
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "No surety is allowed regarding a prescribed punishment." .
124 1013
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Allah, the Most High, said, 'I am the third (partner) of two partners as long as one of them does not cheat the his companion. Then, if he cheats (his…
125 1014
That he was the partner of the Prophet (ﷺ) before the Prophethood. Then, he came (to Makkah) on the day of the Conquest (of Makkah), and he (the Prophet) said: "Welcome to my…
126 1015
"Ammar, Sa'd and I agrred to be partners in whatever we would get (from the spoils of war) on the day of Badr." The narrator quoted the rest of the Hadith which concludes: "Then…
127 1016
I intended to go to Khaibar, so I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said, "When you meet my agent at Khaibar take fifteen Wasq (of dates) from him." .
128 1017
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent him with a Dinar to buy a sacrificial animal for him. .
129 1018
"Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent 'Umar to collect the Sadaqah." The reported mentioned the rest of the Hadith. .
130 1019
"The Prophet (ﷺ) slaughtered sixty-three (sacrificial) camels and ordered 'Ali to slaughter the remainder ." The reported mentioned the rest of the Hadith. .
131 1020
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Unais, go (in the morning) to this man's wife, and if she confesses, stone her to death." The reported mentioned the rest of the previous Hadith. .
132 1021
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me, "Say the truth even though it is bitter (i.e. difficult to admit)." .
133 1022
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The hand (which takes) is responsible for what it has taken till it returns it." .
134 1023
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Give back what has been entrusted (to you) to him who has entrusted you, and do not violate the trust of him who violates your trust." .
135 1024
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me, "When my messengers come to you, give them thirty coats of armor." I asked, "O Allah's Messenger, is it a loan with a guarantee (of its return),…
136 1025
At the battle of Hunain, the Prophet (ﷺ) borrowed coats of mail from him and he asked, "Are you taking them by force, O Muhammad (ﷺ)?" He replied, "No, it is a loan with a…
137 1026
He also reported for this Hadith a Shahid (supporting narration) which is weak, from Ibn 'Abbas.
138 1027
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "If anyone takes a span of land unjustly, on the Day of Resurrection Allah will strangle him with it from seven earths." .
139 1028
The Prophet (ﷺ) was with one of his wives when one of the Mothers of the Believers (another of his wives) sent a bowl containing food with a servant of hers. Then, she (in whose…
140 1029
The Prophet (ﷺ) then said, "Food for food, and a vessel for a vessel." .
141 1030
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Whoever sows in the land of a people without their permission, he has no right to any of the crop. However, he is entitled to what he spent on…
142 1031
It has been said that al-Bukhari graded it Da'if (weak).
143 1032
A man among the Companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Two men brought a dispute before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) concerning a land in which one of them had planted palm trees and…
144 1033
However, there is disagreement regarding whether it is Mawsul (an unbroken chain) or Mursal (missing link after the Tabi'i) as well as the determination of the name of the…
145 1034
In his Khutbah (religious talk - sermon) on the Day of Sacrifice at Mina, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Your blood and your property and your honor are forbidden for you to violate, like…
146 1035
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ruled that the option to buy a partner's share in property is applicable to everything that has not been divided. However, when boundaries are fixed and…
147 1036
"The option to buy a partner's share in property is applicable to everything which is shared, whether land, a dwelling or a garden and it is not lawful to sell before informing…
148 1037
"The Prophet (ﷺ) ruled for the right of partner's option regarding everything." .
149 1038
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The neighbor has more right (to be given preference) to the property which is near to him." .
150 1039
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The neighbor of the house has the most right to buy it." .
151 1040
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The neighbor is most entitled to the right of option to buy his neighbor's property, and its exercise should be waited for, even if he is absent, if…
152 1041
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The option to buy neighboring property is like loosening the knot (which restraints the camel)." .
153 1042
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "There are three things which contain blessings: A business transaction in which payment is agreed on a fixed later time, al-Muqaradah (speculative…
154 1043
He used to make a condition on the man to whom he gave his property in al-Muqaradah (to trade with, and the profit being shared between them), that: "You should not trade with my…
155 1044
Malik said in al-Muwatta' from al-'Ala bin 'Abdur-Rahman bin Ya'qub from his father on the authority of his grandfather that he traded with some property belonging to 'Uthman (RA)…
156 1045
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had agreed with the people of Khaibar to give (to the Muslim authority) half what it produced of fruits or crops. .
157 1046
They asked him (ﷺ) to allow them to stay on the land, on condition that they should do all the cultivation and have half the dates. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied to them, "We…
158 1047
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) handed over to the Jews of Khaibar, the palm-trees and the land of Khaibar, on condition that they should employ their own resources in working on it and…
159 1048
I asked Rafi' bin Khadij (RA) about renting land for gold and silver and he replied, "There is no harm in that, as the people used to rent land in the time of Allah's Messenger…
160 1049
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade al-Muzara'ah (employing people on land for a share of the produce), and ordered al-Mu'ajara (renting it out for cash). .
161 1050
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had himself cupped and gave the one who cupped him his pay; and if it were prohibited he would not have given him (his pay). .
162 1051
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The earnings of a cupper (Hajjam) are impure." .
163 1052
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Allah, the Great and Glorious, has said, "There are three whose adversary I shall be on the Day of Resurrection: A man who gave a promise in My Name…
164 1053
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The most worthy thing for which you receive payment is Allah's Book." .
165 1054
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Give the hired worker his wage before his sweat dries." .
166 1055
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever hires a worker should pay him his wages in full." .
167 1056
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "He who develops land that does not belong to anyone, has the most right to it." 'Urwa said that 'Umar ruled according to that during his caliphate.
168 1057
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If anyone makes a barren land productive, then it belongs to him." .
169 1058
And he (at-Tirmidhi) said that it was reported in a Mursal (missing link after the Tabi'i) form, which is the case. However, there is disagreement regarding the Companion who…
170 1059
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA) that as-Sa'b bin Jaththamah al-Laithi (RA) informed him that the Prophet (ﷺ) had said, "There is no preserve except what belongs to Allah and His…
171 1060
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "There should neither be harming (of others without cause), nor reciprocating harm (between two parties)." .
172 1061
Ibn Majah reported something similar to the aforesaid Hadith from Abu Sa'id's narration. It is found in al-Muwatta' in a Mursal form (missing link after the Tabi'i).
173 1062
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "If anyone puts a wall around a (barren) land, it belongs to him." .
174 1063
The Prophet (ﷺ), "Whoever digs a well, shall have forty cubits (of land) as resting place for his animals near the water." .
175 1064
"The Prophet (ﷺ) assigned him land in Hadramout." .
176 1065
The Prophet (ﷺ) assigned az-Zubair the land his horse could cover at a run. He made his horse run, and when it stopped he threw his whip. He then said, "Give to him up to the spot…
177 1066
I went on an expedition with the Prophet (ﷺ) and heard him say, "People are partners in three things: grazing, pasture, water and fire." .
178 1067
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "When a son of Adam (i.e. any human being) dies his deeds are discontinued, with three exceptions: Sadaqah, whose benefit is continuous; or knowledge…
179 1068
'Umar (RA) got some land in Khaibar and went to the Prophet (ﷺ) asking his command regarding it and said, "O Allah's Messenger, I have acquired a land in Khaibar which is the most…
180 1069
"He gave the land in Sadaqah (as an endowment) that must not be sold or gifted, but its produce must be spent (as Sadaqah)."
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent 'Umar (RA) to collect Sadaqah..." The narrator reported the Hadith and it contains:
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"As for Khalid, he has kept back his coats of mail and weapons to use them in Allah's Cause." .
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His father brought him to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "I have given this son of mine a slave, who was belonging to me." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked, "Have you given all your…
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My father went then to the Prophet (ﷺ) to call him as a witness to my Sadaqah (i.e. gift) and he asked, "Have you done the same with all your children?" He replied, "No." He said,…
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He said, "Call someone other than me as a witness to this." He then said, "Would you like them to be equal in their kind treatment of you?" He replied, "Yes." He said, "Don't do…
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The one who repossesses a gift is like a dog which vomits and then returns to its vomit." .
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"An evil example does not apply to us, one who repossesses a gift is like a dog which vomits and then returns to its vomit."
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "It is not lawful for a Muslim man to give a gift and then take it back, except a father regarding what he gives a child." .
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) would accept a gift and give something in return for it. .
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A man gave away a she-camel to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). So he gave him something in return for it and asked, "Are you pleased?" He replied, "No." So he gave him more and asked, "Are…
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "What is given in life-tenancy belongs to the one to whom it is given." .
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"Keep your properties for yourselves and do not squander them, for if anyone gives a life-tenancy it goes to the one to whom it is given, both during his life and after his death,…
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"The life-tenancy which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) allowed was only that in which one says, 'It is for you and your descendants.' However, if he says, 'It is yours as long as you…
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"Do not give property "to go to the survivor" and do not give "life-tenancy", for if anyone is given either, the property goes to his heirs."
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I provided a man with a horse to ride in Allah's Cause, but as he did not look after it well, I thought he would sell it at a cheap price. I therefore asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)…
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Give gifts to one another and you will love one another." .
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Give gifts to one another, for (giving) gifts gently extracts resentment and ill-will." .
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "O Muslim women, a woman neighbor should not consider even a goat's hoof too insignificant a gift to give to her neighbor." .
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If anyone gives away a gift, he has most right to it as long as he is given nothing in return for it." .
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The Prophet (ﷺ) came upon a date on the road and said, "Were it not that I fear it may be part of the Sadaqah I would eat it." .
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A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked him about an item found (in the street). He replied, "Note what it is contained in, and what it is tied with, and make the matter known for…
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "He who shelters a stray (animal) is astray himself if he does not make it known." .
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "He who finds something should call two trusty people as witnesses, keep in mind what it is contained in, and what it is tied with, and not conceal it…
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The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited taking what a pilgrim has dropped (lost). .
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A beast of prey with a fang, a domestic donkey, and a lost item from the property of a Mu'ahid (a disbeliever who has been given a covenant) - unless…
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), "Give the prescribed shares to those who are entitled to them, and what remains goes to the nearest male relative (of the deceased)." .
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "A Muslim does not inherit from an infidel and an infidel does not inherit from a Muslim." .
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The Prophet (ﷺ) ruled, "The daughter gets half and the son's daughter gets a sixth, completing two-thirds, and what remains goes to the sister." .
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "People of two different religions do not inherit from one another." .
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al-Hakim reported it with Usamah's wording.
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an-Nasa'i reported Usamah's Hadith with the aforesaid wording.
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A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "My son's son (grandson) has died, so what do I receive from his estate (inheritance)?" He replied, "You receive a sixth;" then when he…
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It is from al-Hasan al-Basri's narration on the authority of 'Imran. However, it has been said that al-Hasan did not hear (Hadith) from 'Imran].
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The Prophet (ﷺ) appointed a sixth to a grandmother if no mother is left to inherit before her. .
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A maternal uncle is heir of him who has no inheritor." [Ahmad and al-Arba'a reported it excluding at-Tirmidhi. Abu Zur'a ar-Razi graded it Hasan…
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'Umar (RA) wrote to Abu Ubaidah (RA) that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had said: "Allah and His Messenger are the Patrons of him who has none and a maternal uncle is the heir of him who…
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "When a new born cries (at the time of birth) (and then dies), it is treated as a hair." .
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "One who kills a man cannot inherit anything from him." .
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I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying, "The property which a parent or a child has a right to, goes to his 'Asabah (paternal relatives) whoever it may be. .
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The right to inheritance from a freed slave is a relationship like the relationship of blood relatives (lineage); it cannot be sold or given away." .
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The most versed in the rules of inheritance among you is Zaid bin Thabit." .
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "It is not permissible for a Muslim person, who has something he wants to give as a bequest, to have it for two nights without having his will…
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I said, "O Allah's Messenger, I have wealth and no one to inherit from me except my one daughter. Shall I give two-thirds of my property as Sadaqah?" He replied, "No." I said,…
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A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger, my mother had died suddenly, and did not make a will. And I think she would have given out Sadaqah if she had been…
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I heard Allah's Messeneger (ﷺ) saying, "Allah has appointed for everyone who has a right what is due to him, and no Wasiyah (will) should be made to an heir." .
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"unless the other heirs wish so." .
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Allah gave (a favor) as Sadaqah to you a third of your property, when you are about to die, as an increase in your good deeds." .
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Ahmad and al-Bazzar reported the aforesaid narration from the Hadith of Abu ad-Darda.
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While Ibn Majah reported it from the Hadith of Abu Hurairah (RA).
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All of them (i.e. these three chains of narrators) are weak. However, they may strengthen one another (becoming Hasan), and Allah Knows Best.
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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "There is no liability on him who is entrusted with something." .
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The Chapter on the division of Sadaqah has preceded at the end of the Book of Zakat.
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The Chapter on the division of tributes from territories the Muslims have conquered, and spoils of war, will follow the Book of Jihad, if Allah the Most High wills.