Selling AnimalsFor Animals Of DifferentAmounts Or Quality, Hand ToHand
Darussalam · Volume 5
44. The Book Of Financial TransactionsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 4621 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 292
Source no. 4307 · Volume 3 · Page 956
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(صحيح) - م، مضى ١٥٠ [٣٩٠٠].
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4625. It was narrated that Jâbir said: "A slave came and gave his pledge to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ to emigrate, and the Prophet ﷺ did not realize that he was a slave. Then his master came looking for him. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Sell him to me.' So he bought him for two black slaves, then he did not accept the pledge of anyone after that until he had asked: 'Is he a slave?'" (Sâhîh)
4621 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: جَاءَ عَبْدٌ فَبَايَعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى الْهِجْرَةِ، وَلَا يَشْعُرُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ عَبْدٌ، فَجَاءَ سَيِّدُهُ يُرِيدُهُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «بِعْنِيهِ» فَاشْتَرَاهُ بِعَبْدَيْنِ أَسْوَدَيْنِ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يُبَايِعْ أَحَدًا بَعْدُ حَتَّى يَسْأَلَهُ: «أَعَبْدٌ هُوَ؟»
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In mutual sale and exchange of animals, increase and decrease is permissible. This is because some difference does generally often occur in the kind of animals. So to speak, they all are a distinct species, and when species or classes are different, increase and decrease is permissible. And it is clear, that the author has used this to prove the ruling for living creatures. See No. 4189 as well.