English translation
2229. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "We used to buy food from troops of riders (i.e., the caravans) without knowing the amount, but the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ forbade us to sell it until it had been delivered to us."(Sahih)
Hadith 2229
Chapter Sales Involving Risk (Due To Its Amount Being Unknown)
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Darussalam · Volume 3
12. The Chapters On Business TransactionsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 2229 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 750
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Source no. 2229 · Volume 5 · Page 229
Sahih
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Arabic text
2229 - حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: «كُنَّا نَشْتَرِي الطَّعَامَ مِنَ الرُّكْبَانِ جِزَافًا، فَنَهَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نَبِيعَهُ حَتَّى نَنْقُلَهُ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ»
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Commentary
It is known from this Hadith that buying grains with an estimate, without measuring or weighing, is correct but measuring and weighing is better to avoid any uncertainty. After making the deal, the goods should be taken to one's control and transferred from there; and thereafter should be sold. [1] When someone purchases food that was measured for him, he can not sell it until he has measured it again for his customer. See no. 2230.