Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Don’t keep camels and sheep unmilked for a long time, for whoever buys such an
animal has the option to milk it and then either to keep it or return it to the owner along with one Sa of
dates.” Some narrated from Ibn Seereen (that the Prophet (ﷺ) had said), “One Sa of wheat, and he has the
option for three days.” And some narrated from Ibn Seereen, ” … a Sa of dates,” not mentioning the
option for three days. But a Sa of dates is mentioned in most narrations.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “He who buys foodstuff should not sell it till he has received it.”

Whoever buys a sheep which has not been milked for a long time, has the option of returning it along
with one Sa of dates; and the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade going to meet the seller on the way (as he has no
knowledge of the market price and he may sell his goods at a low price).

That the latter said, “Who has change?” Talha said, “I (will have change) when our storekeeper comes
from the forest.”

Malik bin Aus narrated from `Umar bin Al-Khattab: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The bartering of gold for gold is Riba
(usury), except if it is from hand to hand and equal in amount, and wheat grain for wheat grain is
usury except if it is form hand to hand and equal in amount, and dates for dates is usury except if it is
from hand to hand and equal in amount, and barley for barley is usury except if it is from hand to hand
and equal in amount.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do not go forward to meet the caravan (to buy from it on the way before it
reaches the town). And do not urge buyers to cancel their purchases to sell them (your own goods)
yourselves, and do not practice Najsh. A town dweller should not sell the goods for the desert dweller.
Do not leave sheep unmilked for a long time, when they are on sale, and whoever buys such an animal
has the option of returning it, after milking it, along with a Sa of dates or keeping it. it has been kept
unmilked for a long period by the seller (to deceive others).

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade the selling of foodstuff before receiving it. I consider that all types of sellings
should be done similarly.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The buyer of foodstuff should not sell it before it has been measured for him.”
Isma`il narrated instead, “He should not sell it before receiving it.”

I saw the people buy foodstuff randomly (i.e. blindly without measuring it) in the lifetime of Allah’s
Apostle and they were punished (by beating), if they tried to sell it before carrying it to their own
houses.

Rarely did the Prophet (ﷺ) fail to visit Abu Bakr’s house everyday, either in the morning or in the evening.
When the permission for migration to Medina was granted, all of a sudden the Prophet (ﷺ) came to us at
noon and Abu Bakr was informed, who said, “Certainly the Prophet (ﷺ) has come for some urgent
matter.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said to Abu Bark, when the latter entered “Let nobody stay in your home.” Abu
Bakr said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! There are only my two daughters (namely `Aisha and Asma’) present.”
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I feel (am informed) that I have been granted the permission for migration.” Abu
Bakr said, “I will accompany you, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “You will accompany me.”
Abu Bakr then said “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I have two she-camels I have prepared specially for migration,
so I offer you one of them. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “I have accepted it on the condition that I will pay its
price.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Do not urge somebody to return what he has already bought (i.e. in optional
sale) from another seller so as to sell him your own goods.”