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2141. Narrated Jābir bin ‘Abdullāh رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: A man decided that a slave of his would be manumitted after his death and later on he was in need of money, so the Prophet ﷺ took the slave and said, “Who will buy this slave from me?” Nu’aim bin ‘Abdullāh bought him for such price and the Prophet ﷺ gave him the slave. =case both this man and the seller are sinful. The seller may falsely tell the buyer that he (i.e. the seller) has previously bought the goods at a certain price which is in reality higher than the actual price. (1) (Chap. 60) An-Najash: See the glossary. lead to the Fire (Hell) and whoever does a deed which we have not ordered (anyone) to do (or is not in accord with our religion of Islāmic Monotheism) then that deed will not be accepted.” [See Ḥadīth No.2697. Also see Faṭh Al-Bārī]
