English translation
1240. 'Ubādah bin Aṣ-Ṣāmit narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Gold for gold, kind for kind; silver for silver, kind for kind; dried-dates for dried-dates, kind for kind; wheat for wheat, kind for kind; salt for salt, kind for kind; and barley for barley, kind for kind. Whoever increases or seeks an increase, then he has dealt with Ribā. Sell gold for silver as you wish, hand to hand; and sell wheat for dried-dates as you wish, hand to hand; and sell barley for dried-dates as you wish, hand to hand." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[He said:] There are narrations on this topic from Abū Sa'eed, Abū Hurairah, Bilāl, [and Anas].
[Abū 'Eisā said:] The Hadīth of 'Ubādah bin Aṣ-Ṣāmit is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ. Some of them reported this Hadīth from Khālid, with this chain, and he said: "Sell wheat for barley as you wish, hand to hand."
Some of them reported this Hadīth from Khālid, from Abū Qilābah, from Ash'ath, from 'Ubādah from the Prophet ﷺ. In that Hadīth, they added that Khālid said: "Abū Qilābah said: "Sell wheat for barley as you wish, hand to hand."
This Hadīth is acted upon
according to the people of knowledge, they do not think that one may sell wheat for wheat except when it is the same kind for the same kind, and (the same for) barely in exchange for barely, kind for kind. When the items are themselves different, then there is no harm in one being more than the other if it is hand to hand. This is the saying of most of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others. It is the view of Sufyān Ath-Thawrī, Ash-Shāfi'ī, Aḥmad, and Ishāq. Ash-Shāfi'ī said: "And the proof for that is the saying of the Prophet ﷺ: 'Sell barely for wheat as you wish, hand to hand.'"
[Abū 'Eisā said:] Some of the people of knowledge considered it disliked that wheat be sold for barely unless it was kind for kind. This is the view of Mālik bin Anas, but the first view is more correct.
Arabic text
١٢٤٠ - حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَشْعَثِ ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ»، وَالْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ، وَالتَّمْرُ بِالتَّمْرِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ، وَالْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ، وَالْمِلْحُ بِالْمِلْحِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ، وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ، فَمَنْ زَادَ أَوِ ازْدَادَ فَقَدْ أَرْبَى، بِيعُوا الذَّهَبَ بِالْفِضَّةِ كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ يَدًا بِيَدٍ، وَبِيعُوا الْبُرَّ بِالتَّمْرِ كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ يَدًا بِيَدٍ، وَبِيعُوا الشَّعِيرَ بِالتَّمْرِ كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ يَدًا بِيَدٍ.
وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، وَبِلَالٍ، وَأَنَسٍ.
حَدِيثُ عُبَادَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.
وَقَدْ رَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ: بِيعُوا الْبُرَّ بِالشَّعِيرِ كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ يَدًا بِيَدٍ.
وَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَشْعَثِ، عَنْ عُبَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - الْحَدِيثَ، وَزَادَ فِيهِ قَالَ خَالِدٌ: قَالَ أَبُو قِلَابَةَ: بِيعُوا الْبُرَّ بِالشَّعِيرِ كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ - فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ.
وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ؛ لَا يَرَوْنَ أَنْ يُبَاعَ الْبُرُّ بِالْبُرِّ إِلَّا مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ، وَالشَّعِيرُ بِالشَّعِيرِ إِلَّا مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ، فَإِذَا اخْتَلَفَ الْأَصْنَافُ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يُبَاعَ مُتَفَاضِلًا إِذَا كَانَ يَدًا بِيَدٍ، وَهَذَا قَوْلُ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَغَيْرِهِمْ، وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ.
قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ: وَالْحُجَّةُ فِي ذَلِكَ قَوْلُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: بِيعُوا الشَّعِيرَ بِالْبُرِّ كَيْفَ شِئْتُمْ يَدًا بِيَدٍ.
وَقَدْ كَرِهَ قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ تُبَاعَ الْحِنْطَةُ بِالشَّعِيرِ إِلَّا مِثْلًا بِمِثْلٍ، وَهُوَ قَوْلُ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، وَالْقَوْلُ الْأَوَّلُ أَصَحُّ.
