Prohibition Of Meeting Traders On The Way
Darussalam · Volume 3
12. The Chapters On Business TransactionsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2178 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 735
Source no. 2178 · Volume 5 · Page 178
Sahih
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2178. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Do not meet the traders on the way, and whoever meets any of them and buys from him, the vendor has the choice of annulling the transaction when he comes to the marketplace.” (Sahih)
2178 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حَسَّانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا تَلَقَّوْا الْأَجْلَابَ، فَمَنْ تَلَقَّى مِنْهُ شَيْئًا فَاشْتَرَى، فَصَاحِبُهُ بِالْخِيَارِ إِذَا أَتَى السُّوقَ»
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The caravans with goods coming to town do not know the condition of the market. Townsmen go out of the town to meet the caravans and buy the goods from the owner at a cheap price. It is forbidden. The logic behind its prohibition is that if the owner from the caravan would come to the market and discover a higher market value for his goods, he would feel regret for his loss. Another logic of its prohibition is that the owner of the goods would sell his items at the going rate as he is willing to offload the goods, whereas a townsman may have the intention of hoarding the goods to drive up the market value, and then sell them at an inflated price; this would create a loss to the public.