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Regarding The Prohibition Of Artificially Inflating Prices

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Darussalam · Volume 4

THE BOOK OF AL-IJĀRAH (THE BOOK OF EMPLOYMENT)

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الحديث: 3438 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 269

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3438. It was narrated that Abū Hurairah said: The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Do not artificially inflate prices." (Sahih)

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3438 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَنَاجَشُوا»

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Najsh refers to the case where a person who is not an actual buyer, poses as a buyer, offering to pay more than the actual buyer present, in order to drive the price higher. Auctioning is allowed, while this deceitful trick is not.