Allowing More When Weighing Goods For Sale
Darussalam · Volume 5
44. The Book Of Financial TransactionsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢٢٢٠)
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(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٢٢٢٠.
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4596. It was narrated that Suwaid bin Qais said: "Makhrifah Al-'Abdi and I brought some cloth from Hajar, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came to us while we were in Mina where there was a man who weighed (goods) in return for payment. He bought some trousers from us, and said to the man who weighed: 'Weigh it, and allow more.'" (Saḥīḥ)
4592 - أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ: جَلَبْتُ أَنَا وَمَخْرَفَةُ الْعَبْدِيُّ بَزًّا مِنْ هَجَرَ، فَأَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَنَحْنُ بِمِنًى، وَوَزَّانٌ يَزِنُ بِالْأَجْرِ، فَاشْتَرَى مِنَّا سَرَاوِيلَ، فَقَالَ لِلْوَزَّانِ: «زِنْ وَأَرْجِحْ»
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'Was weighing for payment' means he was weighing gold and silver for a price, and he used to charge money for weighing. This provided comfort and convenience to the buyer in making payment. This is because the weight of the price is the responsibility of the seller. It might also mean the man who weighed was levying price after price by weighing. In this instance, the seller might have appointed him.