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Sunan Abi Dawud 3457 (Book 24, Hadith 42) #23747
Resolving Business Transactions with Islamic Teachings

SUMMARY: This hadith is about a business transaction between two people and how Abu Barzah, a companion of the Prophet (PBUH), used the teachings of the Prophet (PBUH) to resolve it.

Narrated AbulWadi': We fought one of our battle, and encamped at a certain place. One of our companions sold a horse for a slave. After that they remained there for the rest of day and night. When the next morning came, they prepared themselves for departure. The buyer of the horse began to saddle it, but the seller was ashamed (of the transaction). He went to the man (buyer) and asked him to annul the transaction. The man refused to hand it over (the horse) to him. He said: AbuBarzah, the companion of the Prophet , is to decide between me and you. They went to AbuBarzah in the corner of the army. They related this story to him. He said: Do you agree that I make a decision between you on the basis of the decision of the Messenger of Allah ? The Messenger of Allah said: Both parties in a business transaction have an option (right) to annul it so long as they have not separated. Hisham to Hassan said that Jamil said in his version: "I do not think that you separated".
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْوَضِيءِ، قَالَ غَزَوْنَا غَزْوَةً لَنَا فَنَزَلْنَا مَنْزِلاً فَبَاعَ صَاحِبٌ لَنَا فَرَسًا بِغُلاَمٍ ثُمَّ أَقَامَا بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِهِمَا وَلَيْلَتِهِمَا فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَا مِنَ الْغَدِ حَضَرَ الرَّحِيلُ فَقَامَ إِلَى فَرَسِهِ يُسْرِجُهُ فَنَدِمَ فَأَتَى الرَّجُلَ وَأَخَذَهُ بِالْبَيْعِ فَأَبَى الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَدْفَعَهُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ أَبُو بَرْزَةَ صَاحِبُ النَّبِيِّ فَأَتَيَا أَبَا بَرْزَةَ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْعَسْكَرِ فَقَالاَ لَهُ هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَتَرْضَيَانِ أَنْ أَقْضِيَ بَيْنَكُمَا بِقَضَاءِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ الْبَيِّعَانِ بِالْخِيَارِ مَا لَمْ يَتَفَرَّقَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ هِشَامُ بْنُ حَسَّانَ حَدَّثَ جَمِيلٌ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا أُرَاكُمَا افْتَرَقْتُمَا

TOPICS
transaction  *  teachings  *  option  *  separation

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful when making decisions in life; Seek guidance from Allah’s teachings; Use Islamic teachings as guidance in all aspects of life; Make sure your decisions are just and fair according to Allah’s will; Do not be ashamed or embarrassed when asking for forgiveness/annulling something if you feel like it was wrong afterwards .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a business transaction between two people and how Abu Barzah, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, used the teachings of Islam to resolve it. The seller was ashamed of his decision and asked for annulment but the buyer refused. They then went to Abu Barzah who asked them if they agreed that he make a decision based on what was taught by Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ said that both parties in any business transaction have an option or right to annul it so long as they have not separated yet. This teaches us that we should always be mindful when making decisions in our lives and seek guidance from Allah's teachings before taking any action. It also teaches us that we should not be ashamed or embarrassed when asking for forgiveness or annulling something if we feel like it was wrong or regretful afterwards. We should also strive to use Islamic teachings as guidance in all aspects of our lives including business transactions so that we can make sure our decisions are just and fair according to Allah's will.

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