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Sahih al-Bukhari 2201, 2202 (Book 34, Hadith 148) #2111
The Prohibition of Usury

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited usury and encouraged bartering of goods of equal value.

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger ﷺ appointed somebody as a governor of Khaibar. That governor brought to him an excellent kind of dates (from Khaibar). The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Are all the dates of Khaibar like this?" He replied, "By Allah, no, O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! But we barter one Sa of this (type of dates) for two Sa of dates of ours and two Sa of it for three of ours". Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "Do not do so (as that is a kind of usury) but sell the mixed dates (of inferior quality) for money, and then buy good dates with that money".
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ بْنِ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ اسْتَعْمَلَ رَجُلاً عَلَى خَيْبَرَ، فَجَاءَهُ بِتَمْرٍ جَنِيبٍ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ أَكُلُّ تَمْرِ خَيْبَرَ هَكَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّا لَنَأْخُذُ الصَّاعَ مِنْ هَذَا بِالصَّاعَيْنِ، وَالصَّاعَيْنِ بِالثَّلاَثَةِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ لاَ تَفْعَلْ، بِعِ الْجَمْعَ بِالدَّرَاهِمِ، ثُمَّ ابْتَعْ بِالدَّرَاهِمِ جَنِيبًا
TOPICS
usury  *  bartering  *  trade  *  exchange  *  riba  *  saa

QUICK LESSONS:
Exchange goods at equal values when trading with each other

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the prohibition of usury or riba in Islam. It was narrated by Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) appointed somebody as a governor of Khaibar. The governor brought to him an excellent kind of dates from Khaibar. When asked if all the dates were like this, he replied that they weren't but they would barter one saa for two saas or two saas for three saas. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then said not to do so as it was a kind of usury but rather to sell the mixed dates for money and then buy good dates with that money instead. This hadith teaches us that Muslims should not engage in any form of usurious activities such as charging interest on loans or exchanging goods at unequal values but rather should exchange goods at equal values when trading with each other.

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