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(Book 31, Hadith 63) #36405
Buying Animals Without Seeing Them

SUMMARY: It is forbidden to buy animals without seeing them, as it is not known if the animal will be as described.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Said ibn al- Musayyab said, "There is no usury in animals. There are three things forbidden in animals: al-madamin, al-malaqih and Habal al-habala. Al- madamin is the sale of what is in the wombs of female camels. Al- malaqih is the sale of the breeding qualities of camels" (ie for stud). Malik said, "No one should buy a specified animal when it is concealed from him or in another place, even if he has already seen it, very recently or not so recently, and was pleased enough with it to pay its price in cash". Malik said, "That is disapproved of because the seller makes use of the price and it is not known whether or not those goods are found to be as the buyer saw them or not. For that reason, it is disapproved of. There is no harm in it if it is described and guaranteed".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لاَ رِبًا فِي الْحَيَوَانِ وَإِنَّمَا نُهِيَ مِنَ الْحَيَوَانِ عَنْ ثَلاَثَةٍ عَنِ الْمَضَامِينِ وَالْمَلاَقِيحِ وَحَبَلِ الْحَبَلَةِ ‏.‏ وَالْمَضَامِينُ بَيْعُ مَا فِي بُطُونِ إِنَاثِ الإِبِلِ وَالْمَلاَقِيحُ بَيْعُ مَا فِي ظُهُورِ الْجِمَالِ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ لاَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَشْتَرِيَ أَحَدٌ شَيْئًا مِنَ الْحَيَوَانِ بِعَيْنِهِ إِذَا كَانَ غَائِبًا عَنْهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ قَدْ رَآهُ وَرَضِيَهُ عَلَى أَنْ يَنْقُدَ ثَمَنَهُ لاَ قَرِيبًا وَلاَ بَعِيدًا ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَإِنَّمَا كُرِهَ ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ الْبَائِعَ يَنْتَفِعُ بِالثَّمَنِ وَلاَ يُدْرَى هَلْ تُوجَدُ تِلْكَ السِّلْعَةُ عَلَى مَا رَآهَا الْمُبْتَاعُ أَمْ لاَ فَلِذَلِكَ كُرِهَ ذَلِكَ وَلاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ إِذَا كَانَ مَضْمُونًا مَوْصُوفًا

TOPICS
animal  *  usury  *  sale  *  concealed  *  guarantee  *  madamin  *  malaqih  *  habala

QUICK LESSONS:
Buy goods after seeing them and being satisfied with them .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith discusses the rules and regulations of buying animals. It is forbidden to buy an animal without seeing it first because it cannot be guaranteed that the animal will be as described by the seller. The hadith also mentions three things that are forbidden in animals; al-madamin which is selling what is in the wombs of female camels, al-malaqih which is selling breeding qualities of camels for stud and Habal al-habala which refers to a type of sale where a buyer pays for an animal before they have seen it or taken possession of it. This type of sale has been disapproved by Malik because when a buyer pays for something before they have seen or taken possession of it then there can be no guarantee that what they are buying will actually match their expectations. Therefore, this type of sale should not take place and instead buyers should only purchase goods after they have seen them and been satisfied with them.

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