English translation
4584. Usāmah bin Zaid narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "There is no Ribā except in credit."[1] (Sāḥih)
Hadith 4584
Selling Silver For Gold And Selling Gold For Silver
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Darussalam · Volume 5
44. The Book Of Financial TransactionsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 4580 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 281
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4580 · Volume 10 · Page 152
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢٢٥٧) //، الإرواء (١٣٣٨) ، صحيح الجامع (٧٤٩٤) - نحوه - //
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4271 · Volume 3 · Page 950
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٢٢٥٧: ق [إرواء الغليل ١٣٣٨ وصحيح الجامع ٧٤٩٤ - نحوه-].
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Arabic text
4580 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي يَزِيدَ، سَمِعَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ: حَدَّثَنِي أُسَامَةُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَا رِبًا إِلَّا فِي النَّسِيئَةِ»
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But this is when there is a different species or commodity on either side; for instance, gold in exchange for silver, or silver in exchange for gold. Otherwise, if the species is the same, decrease and increase would be considered as interest or usurious gain, as is unequivocally corroborated by the narrations.