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Sahih al-Bukhari 2302, 2303 (Book 40, Hadith 4) #2207
Prohibiting Usury in Trading

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) prohibited usury and advised to sell dates of inferior quality for money, and then buy Janib with the money.

Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger employed someone as a governor at Khaibar. When the man came to Medina, he brought with him dates called Janib. The Prophet asked him, "Are all the dates of Khaibar of this kind?" The man replied, "(No), we exchange two Sa's of bad dates for one Sa of this kind of dates (ie Janib), or exchange three Sa's for two". On that, the Prophet said, "Don't do so, as it is a kind of usury (Riba) but sell the dates of inferior quality for money, and then buy Janib with the money". The Prophet said the same thing about dates sold by weight. .
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ بْنِ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، وَأَبِي، هُرَيْرَةَ رضى الله عنهما أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اسْتَعْمَلَ رَجُلاً عَلَى خَيْبَرَ، فَجَاءَهُمْ بِتَمْرٍ جَنِيبٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَكُلُّ تَمْرِ خَيْبَرَ هَكَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ إِنَّا لَنَأْخُذُ الصَّاعَ مِنْ هَذَا بِالصَّاعَيْنِ، وَالصَّاعَيْنِ بِالثَّلاَثَةِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَفْعَلْ، بِعِ الْجَمْعَ بِالدَّرَاهِمِ، ثُمَّ ابْتَعْ بِالدَّرَاهِمِ جَنِيبًا ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ فِي الْمِيزَانِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ‏.‏

TOPICS
trade  *  usury  *  dates  *  exchange

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest when trading goods/services; Be mindful when engaging in business transactions; Follow Islamic teachings on trade/business transactions; Do not take advantage over others through unfair means; Do not engage in any form Riba/usurious practices; Follow Islamic teachings on Riba/usurious practices .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the prohibition of usury in trading. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was informed that people were exchanging two Sa's of bad dates for one Sa of good dates, or three Sa's for two. He advised against this practice as it is a form of usury, which is forbidden in Islam. Instead, he suggested selling the bad dates for money and then buying the good ones with that money. This hadith teaches us to be honest when trading goods or services and not to take advantage of others by charging more than what is fair or reasonable. It also encourages Muslims to be mindful when engaging in any kind of business transaction so as not to fall into any form of riba or usurious practices which are strictly prohibited by Allah SWT.

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