Category: Q n A

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) forbade taking the price of a dog, money earned by prostitution and the earnings of a
soothsayer.

The people used to sell camels on the basis of Habal-al-Habala. The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade such sale. Nafi`
explained Habal-al-Habala by saying. “The camel is to be delivered to the buyer after the she-camel
gives birth.”

I saw my father buying a slave whose profession was cupping, and ordered that his instruments (of
cupping) be broken. I asked him the reason for doing so. He replied, “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited
taking money for blood, the price of a dog, and the earnings of a slave-girl by prostitution; he cursed
her who tattoos and her who gets tattooed, the eater of Riba (usury), and the maker of pictures.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) gave a verdict regarding Shuf’a in every undivided joint thing (property). But if the
limits are defined (or demarcated) or the ways and streets are fixed, then there is no pre-emption.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) came to Medina and the people used to pay in advance the price of fruits to be
delivered within one or two years. (The sub-narrator is in doubt whether it was one to two years or
two to three years.) The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Whoever pays money in advance for dates (to be delivered
later) should pay it for known specified weight and measure (of the dates).

While I was standing with Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas, Al-Miswar bin Makhrama came and put his hand on
my shoulder. Meanwhile Abu Rafi`, the freed slave of the Prophet (ﷺ) came and asked Sa`d to buy from
him the (two) dwellings which were in his house. Sa`d said, “By Allah I will not buy them.” Al-
Miswar said, “By Allah, you shall buy them.” Sa`d replied, “By Allah, I will not pay more than four
thousand (Dirhams) by installments.” Abu Rafi` said, “I have been offered five hundred Dinars (for it)
and had I not heard the Prophet (ﷺ) saying, ‘The neighbor has more right than anyone else because of his
nearness, I would not give them to you for four-thousand (Dirhams) while I am offered five-hundred
Dinars (one Dinar equals ten Dirhams) for them.” So, he sold it to Sa`d.

The Prophet (ﷺ) came to Medina and the people used to pay in advance the price of dates to be delivered
within two or three years. He said (to them), “Whoever pays in advance the price of a thing to be
delivered later should pay it for a specified measure at specified weight for a specified period.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) came (to Medina) and he told the people (regarding the payment of money in advance
that they should pay it) for a known specified measure and a known specified weight and a known
specified period.

Muhammad or `Abdullah bin Abu Al-Mujalid said, “Abdullah bin Shaddad and Abu Burda differed
regarding As-Salam, so they sent me to Ibn Abi `Aufa and I asked him about it. He replied, ‘In the
lifetime of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ), Abu Bakr and `Umar, we used to pay in advance the prices of wheat,
barley, dried grapes and dates to be delivered later. I also asked Ibn Abza and he, too, replied as
above.’ ”

`Abdullah bin Shaddad and Abu Burda sent me to `Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa and told me to ask
`Abdullah whether the people in the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pay in advance for wheat (to be
delivered later). `Abdullah 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?” `Abdullah bin
`Aufa replied, “We did not use to ask them about that.” Then they sent me to `Abdur 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.”