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Sunan Abi Dawud 3366 (Book 23, Hadith 41) #23656
Selling Palm Trees by Calculation

SUMMARY: A man lends another man some palm-trees, but the owner feels inconvenient with the borrower's frequent visits. The borrower then sells them to the owner by calculation.

Ibn Ishaq said: 'Araya means that a man lends another man some palm-trees, but he (the owner) feels inconvenient that the man looks after the trees (by frequent visits). He (the borrower) sells them (to the owner) by calculation.
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ الْعَرَايَا أَنْ يَهَبَ الرَّجُلُ، لِلرَّجُلِ النَّخَلاَتِ فَيَشُقَّ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَقُومَ عَلَيْهَا فَيَبِيعَهَا بِمِثْلِ خَرْصِهَا

TOPICS
lending  *  trees  *  calculations  *  istinja  *  nakhl  *  hisaab

QUICK LESSONS:
Be considerate & respectful towards others; Come up with creative solutions; Be honest & fair in all transactions

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a situation where a man lends another man some palm-trees, but he feels uncomfortable with the frequent visits of the borrower. In order to solve this problem, they agree that the borrower will sell them to him by calculation. This hadith teaches us that it is important to be considerate and respectful of other people's feelings and boundaries when dealing with them in any kind of transaction or agreement. It also shows us that it is important to come up with creative solutions when faced with difficult situations in order to maintain good relationships between people. Furthermore, this hadith also emphasizes on being honest and fair in all transactions as well as being mindful of one's own actions and how they may affect others around us.

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