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4565. Muslim bin Yasâr and 'Abdullâh bin 'Ubaid who was called Ibn Hurmuz narrated that 'Ubâdah bin Aş-Şâmit and Mu'âwiyah met at a stopping place on the road. 'Ubâdah told them: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ forbade selling gold for gold, silver for silver, dates for dates, wheat for wheat, barley for barley" – one of them said: "salt for salt," but the other did not say it – "unless it was equal amount for equal amount, like for like." One of them said: "Whoever gives more or takes more has engaged in Ribâ," but the other one did not say it. "And he commanded us to sell gold for silver and silver for gold, and wheat for barley and barley for wheat, hand to hand, however we wanted." (Sahîh)
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Allâh, Most High, has created gold and silver for trading, and they constitute value or price. In them also, decrease or increase is prohibited when there is gold in return for gold and silver in return for silver. Hence, those things which constitute price, decrease or increase would be prohibited in them also. For instance, currency notes, bonds, promissory certificates, etc. A bond or promissory certificate of the value of one hundred cannot be purchased in exchange for more than one hundred; otherwise it would constitute interest.
