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487. 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb [may Allāh be pleased with him] said: "No one should sell in our markets except one who has understanding in the religion." (Hasan)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Gharib ['Abbās is Ibn 'Abdul-'Azīm].
Abū 'Eisā said: Al-'Alā' bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān is Ibn Ya'qūb, and he is a freed slave of Al-Ḥurqah. Al-'Alā' is one of the Tābi'īn who heard from Anas bin Mālik and others.
'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Ya'qūb the father of Al-'Alā' is also one of the Tābi'īn, and he heard from Abū Hurairah, Abū Sa'eed Al-Khudrī,
[and Ibn 'Umar].
Ya'qūb [Al-'Alā's grandfather] is one of the major Tābi'īn as well, and he saw 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb and reported from him.
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Commentary
'Umar ﷺ means that when a person wants to do something he should have the knowledge of Islamic issues in order to complete it correctly in the light of the Shari'ah, just as the noble Companions enquired the Prophet ﷺ about the condition and form of invoking blessing and peace upon him.
