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  • Mishkat al-Masabih 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 26


    mishkat 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 26

    وَعَن أبي بكرِ بنِ أبي مريمَ قَالَ: كَانَتْ لِمِقْدَامِ بْنِ مَعْدِي كَرِبَ جَارِيَةٌ تَبِيعُ اللَّبَنَ وَيَقْبِضُ الْمِقْدَامُ ثَمَنَهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ: سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ أَتَبِيعُ اللَّبَنَ؟ وَتَقْبِضُ الثَّمَنَ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَمَا بَأْسٌ بِذَلِكَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: «لَيَأْتِيَنَّ عَلَى النَّاسِ زَمَانٌ لَا يَنْفَعُ فِيهِ إِلَّا الدِّينَارُ وَالدِّرْهَم» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمد

    Abu Bakr b. Aba Maryam said that Miqdam b. Ma’dikarib had a slave girl who sold milk the price of which was taken by Miqdam. Some people said, “Glory be to God! Do you sell milk and accept what is paid for it?” He replied that he did, and asked what harm there was in that, for he had heard God’s Messenger say, “A time is certainly coming to mankind when only the dinar and the dirham will be of use.” Ahmad transmitted it.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 2784 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 26:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 25


    mishkat 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 25

    وَعَنْ رَافِعِ بْنِ خَدِيجٍ قَالَ: قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْكَسْبِ أَطْيَبُ؟ قَالَ: «عَمَلُ الرَّجُلِ بِيَدِهِ وَكُلُّ بَيْعٍ مَبْرُورٍ» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ

    Rafi’ b. Khadij said God’s Messenger was asked what type of earning was best and replied, “A man’s work with his hand and every business transaction which is approved.” Ahmad transmitted it.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 2783 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 25:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 24


    mishkat 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 24

    وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنْ أُجْرَةِ كِتَابَةِ الْمُصْحَفِ فَقَالَ: لَا بَأْسَ إِنَّمَا هُمْ مُصَوِّرُونَ وَإِنَّهُمْ إِنَّمَا يَأْكُلُونَ من عمل أَيْديهم. رَوَاهُ رزين

    Ibn ‘Abbas was asked about payment for writing a copy of the Qur’an and replied, “There is no harm. They are just people who draw figures and get a living simply by their handiwork.” Razin transmitted it.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 2782 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 24:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 23


    mishkat 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 23

    عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «طَلَبُ كَسْبِ الْحَلَالِ فَرِيضَةٌ بَعْدَ الْفَرِيضَةِ» . رَوَاهُ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ فِي شعب الْإِيمَان

    ‘Abdallah b. Mas’ud reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Trying to earn a lawful livelihood is an obligatory duty in addition to the duties which are obligatory.” Baihaqi transmitted it in Shu’ab al-iman .

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 2781 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 23:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 22


    mishkat 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 22

    وَعَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ” لَا تَبِيعُوا الْقَيْنَاتِ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوهُنَّ وَلَا تُعَلِّمُوهُنَّ وَثَمَنُهُنَّ حَرَامٌ وَفِي مِثْلِ هَذَا نَزَلَتْ: (وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي لهْوَ الحَديثِ) رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيُّ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ وَعلي بن يزِيد الرواي يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ

    Abu Umama reported God’s Messenger as saying: “Do not sell, buy or teach singing-girls, and the price paid for them is unlawful. To similar effect has been sent down, ‘Among men are those who purchase frivolous talk’ (Al-Qur’an 31:6). Ahmad, Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying that this is a gharib tradition and that ‘Ali b. Yazid the transmitter is declared to be a weak traditionist.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 2780 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 22:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 21


    mishkat 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 21

    وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ثَمَنِ الْكَلْبِ وكسْبِ الزَّمارةِ. رَوَاهُ فِي شرح السّنة

    Abu Huraira said God’s Messenger prohibited payment for a dog and the earnings of the prostitute*. * Zammara . This word is said by a number of authorities to mean a prostitute, but it can also mean a woman who plays the oboe ( mizmar ). It is transmitted in Sharh as-sunna .

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 2779 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 21:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 20


    mishkat 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 20

    وَعَن محيصة أَنَّهُ اسْتَأْذَنَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أُجْرَةِ الْحَجَّامِ فَنَهَاهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ حَتَّى قَالَ: «اعْلِفْهُ نَاضِحَكَ وَأَطْعِمْهُ رَقِيقَكَ» . رَوَاهُ مَالِكٌ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ

    Muhayyisa said he asked permission of God’s Messenger regarding the hire of the cupper, but he forbade him. He kept on asking his permission, and at last he said, “Feed your watering-camel with it and feed your slaves with it.”* Malik, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it. * Ibn Abd al-Barr ( Isti’ab , p. 286) says Muhayyisa had a slave called Nafi’ Abu Taiba who was a cupper. On p. 654 he says the name of Abu Taiba was Dinar, or Nafi’, or Maisara, but God knows best. In this tradition Muhayyisa is told that he may not apply to his private use anything earned by his slave for cupping.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 2778 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 20:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 19


    mishkat 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 19

    وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَعَنَ اللَّهُ الْخَمْرَ وَشَارِبَهَا وَسَاقَيَهَا وَبَائِعَهَا وَمُبْتَاعَهَا وَعَاصِرَهَا وَمُعْتَصِرَهَا وَحَامِلَهَا وَالْمَحْمُولَةَ إِلَيْهِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ

    Ibn ‘Umar reported God’s Messenger as saying, “God has cursed* wine, its drinker, its server, its seller, its buyer, its presser, the one for whom it is pressed, the one who conveys it and the one to whom it is conveyed.” Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it. * This might equally well be translated “God curse …” as the perfect expresses both past time and a wish.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 2777 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 19:

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    mishkat 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 18

    وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْخَمْرِ عَشَرَةً: عَاصِرَهَا وَمُعْتَصِرَهَا وَشَارِبَهَا وَحَامِلَهَا وَالْمَحْمُولَةَ إِلَيْهِ وَسَاقِيَهَا وَبَائِعَهَا وَآكِلَ ثَمَنِهَا وَالْمُشْتَرِي لَهَا وَالْمُشْتَرَى لَهُ. رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَابْن مَاجَه

    Anas said that God’s Messenger cursed ten people in connection with wine: the wine-presser, the one who has it pressed, the one who drinks it, the one who conveys it, the one to whom it is conveyed, the one who serves it, the one who sells it, the one who benefits from the price paid for it, the one who buys it, and the one for whom it is bought. Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 2776 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 18:

  • Mishkat al-Masabih 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 17


    mishkat 11 Business Transactions كتاب البيوع 17

    وَعَن عطيَّةَ السَّعدِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يَبْلُغُ الْعَبْدُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مِنَ المتَّقينَ حَتَّى يدَعَ مَا لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ حَذَرًا لِمَا بِهِ بأسٌ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وابنُ مَاجَه

    ‘Atiya as-Sa’di reported God’s Messenger as saying, “No one will attain to being one of the pious till he abandons things which are harmless through being on his guard against what is harmful.” Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

    Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 2775 In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 17: