English translation
4626. It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbâs that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Paying in advance for the offspring of the offspring of a pregnant animal (Habal Al-Habalah) is Ribâ." (Sahîh)
Hadith 4626
Selling The Offspring Of The Offspring Of A Pregnant Animal (Habal Al-Habalah)
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Darussalam · Volume 5
44. The Book Of Financial TransactionsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 4622 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 293
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4622 · Volume 10 · Page 194
Sahih
صحيح أحاديث البيوع
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4308 · Volume 3 · Page 956
Sahih
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Arabic text
4622 - أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «السَّلَفُ فِي حَبَلِ الْحَبَلَةِ رِبًا»
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These sorts of transactions were common during the pre-Islamic period. A man would be the owner of a pregnant she-camel. Someone would strike a deal with him, saying: 'When your pregnant she-camel gives birth, and then the calf becomes young, and pregnant, and consequently gives birth to offspring; that offspring, would be mine. I pay you this much price for that would-be offspring in advance.'