Business Transactions & Trade

Sunan Abi Dawud

The Book of Lost and Found Items

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was asked about the hanging fruit. He replied: If a needy person takes some and does not take a supply away in his garment, he is not to be blamed, but he who carries any...

Sunan Abi Dawud

The Book of Lost and Found Items

regarding the stray sheep he said : “Take it”.

Sunan Abi Dawud

The Book of Lost and Found Items

He said about the stray sheep: You, your brother or the wolf may have them. Do take it. A similar version has been transmitted by Ayyub and Ya’qub bin `Ata from `Amr bin Shu’aid from the Propher (SWAS). He said...

Sunan Abi Dawud

The Book of Lost and Found Items

regarding the stray sheep he said: Take it (and keep it with you) till its seeker comes to it.

Sunan Abi Dawud

The Book of Lost and Found Items

Ali ibn AbuTalib found a dinar and he took it to Fatimah. She asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about it. He said: This is Allah's provision. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ate out of the food (bought with...

Sunan Abi Dawud

The Book of Lost and Found Items

Bilal ibn Yahya al-Absi said: Ali found a dinar and purchased some flour with it. The seller of the flour recognised him and returned the dinar to him. Ali took it, deducted two qirat (carat) from it, and purchased meat...

Sunan Abi Dawud

The Book of Lost and Found Items

`Ali bin Abi Talib entered upon Fatimah while Hasan and Husain were crying. He asked: Why are they crying? She replied: Due to hunger. ‘Ali went out and found a dinar in the market. He then came to Fatima and...

Sunan Abi Dawud

The Book of Lost and Found Items

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave us licence to use (for our purpose) a stick, a rope, a whip and things of that type which a man picked up; he may benefit from them.

Sunan Abi Dawud

The Book of Lost and Found Items

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: He who hides a stray camel shall pay a fine, and a like compensation with it.

Sunan Abi Dawud

The Book of Lost and Found Items

The Messenger of Allah (SWAS) prohibited taking the find of pilgrims. Ibn Wahb said : One should leave the find of a pilgrim till its owner finds it.

Sunan Abi Dawud

The Book of Lost and Found Items

I accompanied Jarir at Bawazij. The shepherd brought the cows. Among them there was a cow that was not one of them. Jarir asked him: What is this? He replied: This was mixed with the cows and we do not...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)

In the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) we used to be called brokers, but the Prophet (ﷺ) came upon us one day, and called us by a better name than that, saying: O company of merchants, unprofitable speech...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)

"Lying and swearing have a place on i." 'Abd Allah al-Zuhri said: "Unprofitable speech and lying."

Sunan Abi Dawud

Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)

A man seized his debtor who owed ten dinars to him. He said to him: I swear by Allah, I shall not leave you until you pay off (my debt) to me or bring a surety. The Prophet (ﷺ) stood...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: What is lawful is clear and what is unlawful is clear, but between them are certain doubtful things. I give you an example for this. Allah has a preserve, and Allah's preserve...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)

I heard Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: But between them are certain doubtful things which many people do not recognize. He who guards against doubtful things keeps his religion and his honor blameless, but he who falls into doubtful things...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: A time is certainly coming to mankind when only the receiver of usury will remain, and if he does not receive it, some of its vapour will reach him. Ibn Isa said: Some of its dust...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)

We went out with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to a funeral, and I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) at the grave giving this instruction to the grave-digger: Make it wide on the side of his feet, and make...

Sunan Abi Dawud

Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who accepted usury, the one who paid it, the witness to it, and the one who recorded it.

Sunan Abi Dawud

Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu)

On the authority of his father: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say in the Farewell Pilgrimage: "Lo, all claims to usury of the pre-Islamic period have been abolished. You shall have your capital sums, deal not unjustly and...