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Sunan Abi Dawud 3349 (Book 23, Hadith 24) #23639
Rules of Exchange and Prohibition of Usury

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the prohibition of usury and the rules of exchanging goods in equal measure.

Narrated Ubadah ibn as-Samit: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Gold is to be paid for with gold, raw and coined, silver with silver, raw and coined (in equal weight), wheat with wheat in equal measure, barley with barley in equal measure, dates with dates in equal measure, salt by salt with equal measure; if anyone gives more or asks more, he has dealt in usury. But there is no harm in selling gold for silver and silver (for gold), in unequal weight, payment being made on the spot. Do not sell them if they are to be paid for later. There is no harm in selling wheat for barley and barley (for wheat) in unequal measure, payment being made on the spot. If the payment is to be made later, then do not sell them. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Sa'id b. Abi 'Arubah, Hisham al-Dastawa'i and Qatadah from Muslim b. Yasar through his chain.
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ، عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ الْمَكِّيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَشْعَثِ الصَّنْعَانِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ‏ "‏ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ تِبْرُهَا وَعَيْنُهَا وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ تِبْرُهَا وَعَيْنُهَا وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ مُدْىٌ بِمُدْىٍ وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ مُدْىٌ بِمُدْىٍ وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ مُدْىٌ بِمُدْىٍ وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مُدْىٌ بِمُدْىٍ فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى وَلاَ بَأْسَ بِبَيْعِ الذَّهَبِ بِالْفِضَّةِ - وَالْفِضَّةُ أَكْثَرُهُمَا - يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَأَمَّا نَسِيئَةً فَلاَ وَلاَ بَأْسَ بِبَيْعِ الْبُرِّ بِالشَّعِيرِ وَالشَّعِيرُ أَكْثَرُهُمَا يَدًا بِيَدٍ وَأَمَّا نَسِيئَةً فَلاَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ وَهِشَامٌ الدَّسْتَوَائِيُّ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ
TOPICS
exchange  *  usury  *  measurement  *  payment  *  tawariq  *  riba  *  qadar  *  tasleem

QUICK LESSONS:
Abide by agreements when trading items so as not to take advantage of others who may have less knowledge about market prices etc., thus avoiding any form of exploitation from taking place between two parties involved in a transaction .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the rules for exchanging goods and prohibiting usury. It is narrated by Ubadah ibn as-Samit that Prophet Muhammad said that gold should be exchanged with gold in equal measure, silver with silver in equal measure, wheat with wheat in equal measure and barley with barley in equal measure. He also said that dates should be exchanged with dates in equal measure and salt should be exchanged with salt in equal measure. If anyone gives more or asks more than what was agreed upon then it would be considered usury which is prohibited according to Islamic teachings. However it is permissible to exchange gold for silver or vice versa but only if payment is made on the spot and not later on. Similarly it is permissible to exchange wheat for barley or vice versa but again only if payment is made on the spot and not later on.

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