English translation
4538. It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ forbade Muzābanah, and Muzābanah means selling fresh dates still on the tree for dried dates by measure, and selling fresh grapes for raisins by measure. (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Hadith 4538
Selling Fresh Grapes For Raisins
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Darussalam · Volume 5
44. The Book Of Financial TransactionsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 266
Al-Albani source references (2)
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Source no. 4534 · Volume 10 · Page 106
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢٢٦٥)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4225 · Volume 3 · Page 941
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٢٢٦٥: ق.
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٤٥٣٤ - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «نَهَى عَنِ الْمُزَابَنَةِ، وَالْمُزَابَنَةُ: بَيْعُ الثَّمَرِ بِالتَّمْرِ كَيْلًا، وَبَيْعُ الْكَرْمِ بِالزَّبِيبِ كَيْلًا».
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The Muzābanah form of sale is forbidden, because there is the possibility of loss to one of the two parties. It is possible that the trees yield less quantity of dates. Even otherwise, the dates become light in their weight on drying up.