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4517. Abû Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ forbade Munâbadhah and Mulâmasah. Mulâmasah is when two men trade garments with each other under cover of night, each man touching the garment of the other with his hand. And Munâbadhah is when one man throws a garment to another and the other throws a garment to him, and they trade them with each other in that manner." (Sahîh)
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Commentary
Cloth has been mentioned of by way of illustration. Otherwise, whatever commodity is sold or purchased in this fashion would be called Mulâmasah and Munâbadhah. It is also not necessary that on both the sides should be commodities of the same sort or variety as is mentioned in the interpretation. Rather, if the bargain is made with cash, then also its ruling would be the same. The purpose is whichever bargain that contains any sort of dubiousness or bears possibility of deception, is forbidden. This is because such bargain later on becomes the cause of dispute. Moreover, such bargains are founded upon selfishness and deception, and both these things are contrary to humanity and Islam.