Category: Q n A

Once the Prophet (ﷺ) sent to `Umar a silken two-piece garment, and when he saw `Umar wearing it, he
said to him, “I have not sent it to you to wear. It is worn by him who has no share in the Hereafter, and
I have sent it to you so that you could benefit by it (i.e. sell it).

(mother of the faithful believers) I bought a cushion with pictures on it. When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saw it,
he kept standing at the door and did not enter the house. I noticed the sign of disgust on his face, so I
said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I repent to Allah and H is Apostle . (Please let me know) what sin I have
done.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “What about this cushion?” I replied, “I bought it for you to sit and recline
on.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The painters (i.e. owners) of these pictures will be punished on the Day of
Resurrection. It will be said to them, ‘Put life in what you have created (i.e. painted).’ ” The Prophet (ﷺ)
added, “The angels do not enter a house where there are pictures.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Allah made Mecca a sanctuary and it was neither permitted for anyone before,
nor will it be permitted for anyone after me (to fight in it). And fighting in it was made legal for me
for a few hours of a day only. None is allowed to uproot its thorny shrubs or to cut down its trees or to
chase its game or to pick up its Luqata (fallen things) except by a person who would announce it
publicly.” `Abbas bin `Abdul-Muttalib requested the Prophet, “Except Al-Idhkhir, for our goldsmiths
and for the roofs of our houses.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Except Al-Idhkhir.” `Ikrima said, “Do you know
what is meant by chasing its game? It is to drive it out of the shade and sit in its place.” Khalid said,
“(`Abbas said: Al-Idhkhir) for our goldsmiths and our graves.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “O Bani Najjar! Suggest a price for your garden.” Part of it was a ruin and it
contained some date palms.

I was a blacksmith in the Pre-Islamic period, and ‘Asi bin Wail owed me some money, so I went to
him to demand it. He said (to me), “I will not pay you unless you disbelieve Muhammad.” I said, “I
will not disbelieve till Allah kills you and then you get resurrected.” He said, “Leave me till I die and
get resurrected, then I will be given wealth and children and I will pay you your debt.” On that
occasion it was revealed to the Prophet:
‘Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our signs and says: Surely I will be given wealth and
children? Has he known the unseen, or has he taken a covenant from the Beneficent (Allah)? (19.77-
78)

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The buyer and the seller have the option to cancel or confirm the bargain before
they separate from each other or if the sale is optional.” Nafi` said, “Ibn `Umar used to separate
quickly from the seller if he had bought a thing which he liked.”

I heard Anas bin Malik saying, “A tailor invited Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) to a meal which he had prepared. ”
Anas bin Malik said, “I accompanied Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) to that meal. He served the Prophet (ﷺ) with bread
and soup made with gourd and dried meat. I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) taking the pieces of gourd from the
dish.” Anas added, “Since that day I have continued to like gourd.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The buyer and the seller have the option of canceling or confirming the deal unless
they separate.”

I heard Sahl bin Sa`d saying, “A woman brought a Burda (i.e. a square piece of cloth having edging). I
asked, ‘Do you know what a Burda is?’ They replied in the affirmative and said, “It is a cloth sheet
with woven margins.” Sahl went on, “She addressed the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, ‘I have woven it with my
hands for you to wear.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) took it as he was in need of it, and came to us wearing it as a
waist sheet. One of us said, ‘O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Give it to me to wear.’ The Prophet (ﷺ) agreed to give it to
him. The Prophet (ﷺ) sat with the people for a while and then returned (home), wrapped that waist sheet
and sent it to him. The people said to that man, ‘You haven’t done well by asking him for it when you
know that he never turns down anybody’s request.’ The man replied, ‘By Allah, I have not asked him
for it except to use it as my shroud when I die.” Sahl added; “Later it (i.e. that sheet) was his shroud.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The seller and the buyer have the option of canceling or confirming the deal
unless they separate, or one of them says to the other, ‘Choose (i.e. decide to cancel or confirm the
bargain now).” Perhaps he said, ‘Or if it is an optional sale.’ ” Ibn `Umar, Shuraih, Ash-Shu`bi, Tawus,
Ata, and Ibn Abu Mulaika agree upon this judgment.